UK's Starmer commits to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - eviltoast
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday (9 July) said he would fulfil a campaign commitment to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but underlined he would only do so when the country could afford it and after a review of defence strategy.
  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    Are you against military spending in general or against the oppurtunity costs of military spending for something specific?

    • meep_launcher@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      5 months ago

      I think this guy is a revisionist Tankie. Russia and China have a history of expansionism and conduct provocative military exercises near NATO and Southeast Asian country borders.

      Best to ignore them and they can sit in the mud of downvotes for others to read and realize they are full of beans.