[thatfrenchguy]

"France are not spending to their commitments"

You seem to have forgotten that France is one of the countries with the highest military spending in the world (not that it pleases me).

[sremani]

Based on http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

France 2.1% of GDP. The consensus number is more of less 3%.

edit: I was wrong, 2% is the right number.

[drzaiusapelord]

Actually its 2%. Only the UK, Poland, Greece, and Estonia reached those levels in 2015.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/news/nato-spending-countries...

You are right, the German military is at best a target for the Russians to calibrate their weapons and to draw the US in.

[achamayou]

Whose consensus? Only five countries in the world spend more than 3%, and at 2.1% France is the largest spender in NATO behind the US.

Russia spends less than France and Italy combined in dollars. In % of GDP, China is at 1.9%. Just below France and the UK.