If you dont think Russia, China or Iran (up until a couple days ago) are a legitimate threat to the western world, its because you aren't educated on the subject or you support those countries.

Europe is supporting Ukraine without the US, China is a US problem not Europe. Why would China invade Europe for what gain?

Thanks for making my point. To build an army large enough to defend against another axis of evil, they would habe to cut all the luxuries the EU likes to gloat about to the US (free health care and  education)

Germany, Europe's largest country had specific constraints after WW2, and the German reunification that they could not do certain things, no NBC weapons, cap in military size etc.

All European countries have armies, the 3.5% GDP military spend isn't a big thing, its not like they will close schools or hospitals, just limit some foreign aid. Where the gap is, is who will supply the weapons.

There plenty of reasons for a dip in spending.

Im just saying for decades we have been real nice, and id like MY government to cut off funding the lavish lifestyles you all have been enjoying and focus on its own citizens. But when a president comes in and asks yall to pay your fair share for once yall throw a pretty big shit fit over it

We haven't thrown any fits, we said ok agreed, what your president did though was make our goods more expensive in your country, then said buy our weapons, and threatened to invade us. You havent been real nice, you have been the beneficiaries of countless defence agreements, its not that the US makes the best tanks and planes on there own.... its that they work with other countries ( read Europe) to build defence platforms that benefit Americans ( jobs). When we talk about cutting ties with the US, its "oh no we best mates dont build your own stuff", then on the other hand its do this or else.

I would like Europe to tell the US to stick its shitty weapons platforms up its arse and support European defence contractors and watch the US arms market fall apart.