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Spending on its own isn't the only measure. The US is incredibly wasteful with its military spending where other countries with better political systems are mor
by 3pt14159 9y ago
Spending on its own isn't the only measure. The US is incredibly wasteful with its military spending where other countries with better political systems are more savvy. Plus the US has to invent 80% of the tech in the first place, something that costs 10x what it does to replicate it.
- panzagl 9y agoWhile the US military is wasteful, I don't think you'll find a military that is enormously less wasteful. After all, the largest line item in the DOD budget by far is salaries.
- walshemj 9y agoCough Nimrod Cough La 85 Cough "the Age of the manned Fighter is over" plenty of countries have inefficient r screwed up military procurement.