Nope, it doesn't work that way. The military budget is set by those who actually do have expertise in the area, not me. I don't need to show expertise to accep

Nope, it doesn't work that way. The military budget is set by those who actually do have expertise in the area, not me. I don't need to show expertise to accept the judgment of experts. The OP is disputing those experts, and thus does need to show expertise.