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by jamie_ca 1538 days ago
> Yes.. the U.S. is not NATO.. it just funds NATO more than any other member state, provides more troops to NATO than any other member state, provides arms more than any other member state

They also have more of a population base than any other member state (4x Germany, 4.8x UK, 5x France...)

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Agreed, this is part of the historical reason why the U.S. is a global leader (arguably it's really the land mass of the country that's the important part but same same)