NATO

The North American Treaty Alliance (NATO) is composed of 28 countries mostly European and they all rely heavily on the United States for their national defense. The burden of defending Nato’s 28 members falls increasingly on just one: the United States. Last year, America accounted for 72 per cent of Nato defence spending, up from 59 per cent in 1995. The total money spent on military around the world is about 1.55 trillion and the US spends 550 billion or about 44% of the total. The countries of Europe have the luxury of spending their money on government social programs as the US takes care of protecting them. Just one more example of American exceptionalism.