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WORLD.                          
AS A WHOLE.                     

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I REITERATED TO CHANCELLOR      
MERKEL MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR    

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NATO AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR OUR
NATO ALLIES TO PAY THEIR FAIR   

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SHARE FOR THE COST OF DEFENSE.  
MANY NATIONS OWE VAST SUMS OF   

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MONEY FROM PAST YEARS.          
AND IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO THE    

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UNITED STATES.                  
THESE NATIONS MUST PAY WHAT THEY

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OWE.                            
DURING OUR MEETING I THANKED    

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CHANCELLOR MERKEL FOR THE GERMAN
GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO      

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INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING AND   
WORK TOWARD CONTRIBUTING AT     

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LEAST 2% OF GDP.                
I WANT TO THANK THE CHANCELLOR  

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FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING
NATO AND ITS EFFORTS IN         

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AFGHANISTAN.                    
THIS HAS COME AT SIGNIFICANT    

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COST, INCLUDING THE LIVES OF    
OVER 50 GERMAN SOLDIER