I understand the historical context and your argument. It doesn't explain why the US spends more in raw dollars than every other country combined. It seems whe

I understand the historical context and your argument. It doesn't explain why the US spends more in raw dollars than every other country combined. It seems whenever I ask the question about spending the response I hear assumes the only other option is to spend next to nothing. Rather, I'm simply curious why it isn't even up for consideration to reduce spending to bring it into line with other countries, or even smaller cutbacks that would leave the US spending above all other nations. I've never ever heard that up for discussion by an American.