US Air Force head warns Macron's standalone European army could 'weaken us all'

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson cautions against the idea of a European military force separate from NATO, warning that it could harm all NATO member countries.

“Anything that Europe does to increase the percentage of its GDP that goes to defense is a good thing,” Wilson said Monday during a talk at the Future Security Forum. She noted that most NATO member countries are not spending at least 2% of GDP on defense. Only 7 of 29 members are meeting that goal set by the alliance, according to a NATO report released last year.