> Do you have any evidence that shows that, given similar funds only the military could have provided these innovations? It doesn't much matter if something el

> Do you have any evidence that shows that, given similar funds only the military could have provided these innovations? It doesn't much matter if something else "could". What matters is whether something else "will". Past performance is no guarantee of future results, but it is a constructive argument. I'd love to see other sources of innovation. (And there is one, but it's often military-associated.) However, it's dumb to rely on them until after they've produced.