Germany's von der Leyen calls for more NATO defense spending

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http://www.dw.com/en/germanys-von-der-leyen-calls-for-more-nato-defense-spending/a-18551385

Germany's Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has urged NATO states to adhere to the two-percent target for military spending. She was speaking on the 60th anniversary of West Germany joining the alliance.

Germany's von der Leyen calls for more NATO defense spending
30.06.2015

Speaking in Berlin on Tuesday, von der Leyen (pictured above, left) warned the NATO members against fixating purely on the target of spending two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on military spending.

"In the future, the two percent target cannot be the measure of all things," von der Leyen said, saying that the results of increased expenditure should be the decisive factor.

The Christian Democrat said that Germany would aim to increase its annual defense budget to meet NATO's target, following an appeal from Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general.

"We will reach for this target. Security needs investment," von der Leyen said.

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Germany has been experiencing some military 'problems' lately. Primarily they have not been spending Euros on military gear.

An then Heckler & Koch 'donated' almost 7,000 rifles to the CIA's Fast & Furious operation. IMO, Fast & Furious was just a continuation of the CIA's Iran/Contra program to trade guns for drugs and money.