You don’t buy material with a percentage of GDP so it is actually the percentage that is “whataboutery”. Compared to the US and China ALL European military, UK’s included, is to laugh about. That is the whole reason behind the development of further EU military integration. Thank you for agreeing with me
. Why invent the same wheel 27 times?
Using “Eurotrash” in a civilized discussion and bring on wars that happened before you were even born comes over very immature btw.
You use the figure of combined EU defence spending of 190b; 2% of EU GDP is 360b which is why I drew your attention to the percentage of GDP because that's the expectation of membership for NATO. My point has never been that the EU shouldn't get some tanks, plenty of badges and a French general and start their own Army club, I'm all for it. It's that they shouldn't expect others to pull them out the sh1t when it invariably goes wrong.
As for your last point, I don't believe we live in a world (yet) where I can't pick my preferred collective noun for EU members. On the issue of past wars, there is a trend which you are free to ignore or talk around if you wish, but I take it you also object to the use of legal precedents?