“I don’t think it’s pretty impressive that Lithuania is spending 3 percent; Estonia spends 3 percent. If I were them, I would spend 10, if they’re serious about how threatening the Russians are,” he said. “I think what Europeans need to understand is that they need to build up their military as soon as humanly possible.”
“My own personal view is we should commit substantial available forces to the defense of eastern NATO that do not detract from our ability to [defend] the first island chain, in this case, Taiwan,” he added.
He singled out “key capabilities” such as long-range fire, logistics, command control and logistics knowns as C4ISR, munitions and air defense as areas where the U.S. focus should go to Asia, not Europe.
“These are the most important assets, but those are also the assets that are most scarce,” he said.
