{"id":2180306,"date":"2024-02-19T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T02:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lindsey-graham-nato-nations-need-to-meet-spending-obligations\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T02:12:06","slug":"rep-lindsey-graham-nato-nations-need-to-meet-spending-obligations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lindsey-graham-nato-nations-need-to-meet-spending-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Lindsey Graham urges NATO nations to fulfill their spending commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-lindsey-graham-nato-nations-need-to-meet-spending-obligations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2180306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)\u2062 speaks\u2062 during a press conference \u200cat the U.S. Capitol on December \u206320, 2018\u2064 in Washington,\u2063 DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/cameron-breckenridge\">Cameron\u2063 Breckenridge<\/a><br \/>6:00 PM\u200d \u2013 Monday, February \u200b19, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham believes that Donald Trump is absolutely right in his demand for NATO countries to fulfill their \u200bdefense spending obligations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with <em>CBS<\/em>&#8216;s &#8216;Face \u2064The \u2064Nation&#8217; on Sunday, Senator Graham (R-S.C.) expressed his belief that NATO members who fail to contribute their fair share of defense spending should be expelled from the organization.<\/p>\n<p>According to Senator Graham, the majority of NATO nations currently do not meet the \u2064requirement of spending 2% of their gross domestic product on\u2064 defense.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LindseyGrahamSC<\/a> says former President Donald Trump &#8220;is \u200cright to want NATO countries to meet\u2064 their obligation&#8221; of paying dues. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to have a system where if you don&#8217;t\u200c pay, you get kicked out. But no, I&#8217;m not\u2062 inviting Russia to invade Ukraine,&#8221; Graham says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7GtgQqyr1m\">pic.twitter.com\/7GtgQqyr1m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1759266310788133151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Graham further emphasized that\u200d due to the failure of NATO nations to meet \u200ctheir obligations, a significant \u2064amount of money, estimated to be between $70 billion and $80 billion, is being left\u2062 unused.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200c Receive breaking news\u200c blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Truckers threaten to stop serving New York City after the Trump Civil Case ruling, Joe Biden moves to phase out 67% of gas cars and a non-citizens joins SF\u2019s Elections Commission.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The South Carolina primary\u200c is this Saturday and polls show Trump\u2064 is a significant favorite to win\u2062 the state comfortably. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Army\u2019s support for Ukraine is beginning to\u2063 take a toll on the budget for other operations as tensions rise around the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A house fire in Virginia kills one and injures \u206212 others. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A\u2064 group of 20 tech companies announced\u2064 they will work together to prevent deceptive AI content\u200b from interfering with elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is working on \u200ca software that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fani-willis-testifies-in-clown-show-hearing\/\" title=\"Fani Willis testifies in chaotic hearing\">generate minute-long videos\u2063 based<\/a> on text prompts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Activision\u200d Blizzard has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit claiming \u2063it restricts competition for organized gaming involving \u201cCall of Duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com\u00a0has\u200b joined SpaceX and Trader Joe\u2019s in claiming that a U.S. labor agency\u2019s in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/call-of-duty-gamers-sue-activision-for-monopolizing-leagues-tournaments\/\" title=\"Call of Duty' gamers sue Activision over league and tournament monopolization\">-house enforcement proceedings violate<\/a> the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What are the potential consequences of expelling member states from NATO due\u200c to their insufficient defense spending,\u200c according to \u2064critics of Senator Graham&#8217;s proposal<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E around $530\u200b billion, is owed to the United States. He argued that this money\u2064 could be better used to address domestic issues and improve infrastructure\u200c within the country.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Graham&#8217;s comments come at a time when the issue of defense spending\u2062 within NATO has been a topic of debate. The alliance requires its member states to spend at least 2% of their GDP on \u200ddefense,\u200d but many nations fall short of this target. Currently, only a handful of NATO members, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Greece, and Estonia, meet the 2% requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Graham&#8217;s \u2064stance aligns with former President Donald Trump, who \u2062frequently criticized NATO members for their insufficient contributions. However, Graham clarified that his call \u2062for expulsion from the \u2062organization is not an invitation for Russia to invade Ukraine, reiterating his\u2064 commitment to defending \u2062allies.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of defense spending \u2064within NATO has \u2064been a contentious\u2062 one, as it raises questions\u2064 about burden-sharing and the alliance&#8217;s effectiveness. While some argue that all member states should contribute their \u2063fair share, others believe that \u2064the focus should be on \u200bcollective security and deterrence.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Graham&#8217;s proposal argue \u2062that expelling member states from NATO\u200d would weaken the alliance and ultimately undermine its purpose. They argue that diplomatic efforts and negotiations should\u200b be prioritized\u2063 to encourage nations to increase their defense\u200b spending. Expulsion, they argue, would only create divisions and potentially leave vulnerable countries exposed to security threats.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Senator Graham&#8217;s position will gain traction within the Senate or the NATO community. However, his comments have \u2063ignited further discussions on the issue and\u200c highlighted the need for a comprehensive and sustainable solution to address the disparities in defense spending within \u2063NATO.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Senator Graham&#8217;s support for expelling NATO members who\u2062 fail to meet their defense spending obligations brings attention to a \u2064longstanding issue within the alliance. While his stance may resonate with those \u2063who believe in \u200cfair burden-sharing, it also raises \u2063concerns about the potential \u200cconsequences of\u200b such a drastic action. As\u2062 the debate continues, it is crucial for NATO member states to find a way to address the issue of defense spending while maintaining \u200bthe unity and \u200deffectiveness of the alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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