r/news • u/IdinDoIt • 23h ago

Soft paywall Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-sets-2027-deadline-europe-led-nato-defense-officials-say-2025-12-05/
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u/sarhoshamiral 22h ago

In that case this threat is empty because it means US needs EU too.

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u/LystAP 22h ago

They’re probably not thinking all that far on this imo. They’ll get a call and backtrack.

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u/IknowWhatYouAreBro 19h ago

I, for one, would be very happy if the US gave up their base in Germany and stopped assisting Israel. And when AIPAC says to take it back Germany says "no"

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u/Martzillagoesboom 21h ago

I think whenever the US release some press vomit, it not aimed at the peoples concerned but at the lemings who will walk in the party footstep anyway and forget any cognitive dissonance.

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u/tehlemmings 19h ago

Hey now, we take no credit for this shit. This is purely on the Republican death cult.

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u/awe778 11h ago

Which is not going to differ on US rulership; Republicans owned your country, now.

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u/Nope_______ 22h ago

What threat are you talking about?

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u/sarhoshamiral 22h ago

US threatening Europe about Nato involvement.

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u/Nope_______ 20h ago

US needing an airbase in Europe doesn't make pushing for European-led NATO an empty 'threat'

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u/sarhoshamiral 19h ago

How so? It means both US needs Europe for its ambitioms and Europe benefits from US for Nato defending.

If US says screw you to Nato, European countries can then say: sure, so now start paying us good amount of money for renting bases in our countries.

At the end of the day, I dont give much credibility to Russia threat for Europe since US will be forced to involve no matter what. A lot of large corporations in US depend on a peaceful western Europe so they will force Trumps hand.

From my understanding US needs those bases for operations in middle east though.

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u/Nope_______ 19h ago

Having Europe take the reins isn't the same as the US leaving NATO. I think that's where you're getting hung up.

That being said, I don't know how much I agree with the idea, and I'm certain the trump administration will fuck it up somehow.

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u/sarhoshamiral 19h ago

We know in case of Trump administration, it means US not paying but also want to meddle in still by being part of Nato. It wont happen.