That's why I said "by certain metrics", doesn't qualify in the least as defending anything, and is not a valid justification for having a standing army.
Yeah, and that means they will have a permanent obligation to spend money on a military that doesn't discernably do anything to defend the country in practice.
That's why I said "by certain metrics", doesn't qualify in the least as defending anything, and is not a valid justification for having a standing army.
aren't they part of nato now?
Yeah, and that means they will have a permanent obligation to spend money on a military that doesn't discernably do anything to defend the country in practice.