As I said, while NATO was already on its way to achieving that target goal, Donald may have prodded along some of its slower members into picking up the pace. Now, if Donald wishes to take sole credit for it happening so he can crow about it to his base(which he does, and he is), that's no skin off NATO's nose; everyone gets what they want.
It's simple, really:
- The US is NATO's strongest member.
- Donald thrives on praise from his base.
- The US's policy is directed in no small part on Donald's mood at any given moment.
- ergo, a happy Donald means a cooperative US.
Really, it's win-win for everyone involved; NATO meets its goals; Donald gets something to boast about.
Gotta give credit to Stoltenberg for some shrewd diplomacy... and really, so do Donald's supporters, because it's the exact same type of diplomacy they've praised Donald for using on Kim Jong Un... only better.