Rutte to 32 NATO countries: ‘Forget the commons….wildly boost military spending to prepare for war with Russia’

 

Rutte to 32 NATO countries: ‘Forget the commons….wildly boost military spending to prepare for war with Russia’

 

 

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is quickly becoming a major threat to human progress in Europe, Canada and the US.

 

 

The former Netherlands Prime Minister is demanding the 32 NATO countries goose their overall military spending, currently at 2.7% of GDP, to an astonishing 5%. Even proposed US defense budget for fiscal ’26 of $962 billion would swell to $1.45 trillion to reach 5%.

 

 

While most NATO countries are suffering economically, cutting sorely needed social services, Rutte wants more, more, more military spending.  

 

 

Why? Rutte, a fawning supporter of President Trump, Is echoing Trump’s dream of the 5% NATO goal. Rutte, however, is even more delusional than the Donald, arguing 5% is needed so NATO can be prepared for war with Russia within 5 years.

 

 

Only NATO member Spain pushed back against Rutte’s deranged demand to cut the commons to further enrich the weapon makers and further empower unbridled militarists. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, proudly embraced his dead last finish in NATO defense spending of 1.2% of GDP. Echoing George H.W .Bush, Sanchez essentially told Rutte ‘5% wouldn’t be prudent.’

 

 

Rutte’s 5% goal will simply further NATO nations’ economic decline. It will further empower right wing European political movements gaining traction with populations disgusted with reduced societal needs to promote senseless militarism. The cowed European governments buckling under Rutte’s hysteria may rue the day they embraced his 5% solution to an imaginary military threat.