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		ExoticPearTree 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accepting US car standards would risk European liv... The US spends more than the EU combined. If the US would spend 5% of GDP on defense we would all speak english and drive Suburbans.

LunaSea 8 days ago [–]

So proportionally it's spending less than certain EU countries

ExoticPearTree 7 days ago | [–]

Wow, the mental gymnastics needed to conclude that while the US spends more than the whole EU combined is less than certain EU countries. Just wow.

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