Apr 19, 2016 ... A panelist quoted Sanders' own words on NATO from 1997. Back then he said, "It  is not the time to continue wasting tens of billions of dollars helping to defend  Europe." Asked if he still felt that way during the debate, Sanders said, "We spend  about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO.
Apr 15, 2016 ... “We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO.” —  Sanders. Sanders is using a very slippery figure that is almost certainly wrong.  The U.S. military budget represents 73 percent of all of the combined military  budgets of the 28 NATO members. But that does not mean the U.S. is ...
Apr 15, 2016 ... “What I believe, if my memory is correct here, we spend about 75 percent of the  entire cost of the military aspect of Nato,” he said. “Given the fact that France has  a very good health care system and free public education, the UK has a good  National Health Service and they also provide fairly reasonable ...
Jul 19, 2016 ... When asked about a comment he made in 1997 about NATO that “it is not the  time to continue wasting tens of billions of dollars helping to defend Europe,"  Senator Sanders reinforced his critique. “We spend about 75 percent of the entire  cost of the military aspect of NATO,” he said, “Given the fact that ...
Apr 15, 2016 ... SANDERS: Well, what I believe, if my memory is correct here, we spend about 75  percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO. Given the fact that France  has a very good health care system and free public education, college education  for their people, the U.K. has a good National Health Service ...
We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO.