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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Denmark upping defense spending
Date: 02/22/25 9:42 PM
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By a lot.
yahoo.com - NATO ally buy buy buy

I had said that Trump highlighting Greenland was really a message for NATO to spend more. Here you go:

yahoo.com - NATO ally buy buy buy

Denmark will spend 70% more on defense over the next two years, bringing its outlays to 3.2% of GDP, as President Donald Trump has called on NATO countries to boost their militaries. The planned increase also follows a Danish intelligence report that said Russia may start a war in Europe within years.

NATO member Denmark will pour billions more into its military as Europe reckons with the risks of wavering US support for the trans-Atlantic alliance and continued aggression from Russia.

Over the next two years, Denmark will spend an additional $7 billion on defense, representing a 70% increase and lifting its outlays to 3.2% of GDP from 2.4% last year.

On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen signaled urgency in its procurement plans, which will also be aided by waivers and a restructuring of the defense ministry.

Hmm.
"There is one message for the chief of defense: Buy, buy, buy," she told reporters, later adding, "If we can't get the best equipment, buy the next best. There's only one thing that counts now and that is speed."
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