Mark Esper
person on 4 shows · 1 statements across 1 episodes · said 7 times in 4 episodes since 2022
American Optimist 4 
the a16z Podcast 1 
Big Technology 1 
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Esper: Only about six NATO allies met 2% defense goal in 2017
“By time I had assumed office in 2017 as Secretary of the Army, you'd see that maybe a half a dozen out of the 29 at that time NATO allies were meeting their two percent goal, and it was a goal set under the Obama administration, which I thought was a worthy th…”