Perhaps he’s confused? The $168 billion “investment” in the Vietnam War (a trillion today) definitely could have been better spent. https://www.thebalance.com

Perhaps he’s confused? The $168 billion “investment” in the Vietnam War (a trillion today) definitely could have been better spent. https://www.thebalance.com/vietnam-war-facts-definition-costs-and-timeline-4154921 https://www.thebalance.com/vietnam-war-facts-definition-cost... If we’d put all that money into another moonshot, say the war on cancer instead, can you imagine the knowledge gained?