This definitely weakens the transparency argument, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it eliminates it. The problem is, it can actually be very difficult to

This definitely weakens the transparency argument, though I wouldn't go so far as to say it eliminates it. The problem is, it can actually be very difficult to evaluate the contribution of the courts and the military to the stabilization of international trade. A resident of Monaco could certainly stump me by asking "well, if the US or French military is so essential for my protection, then who is it who would be attacking me?" I suppose I could try to come up with an answer (probably easier during the cold war), but the unsatisfying response is "who knows, but a rueful glance through history suggests it would probably be someone." You probably believe that the rich need the US and allied military to the extend to which you agree with that answer. Same kind of goes for the courts - rather than point to a particular need fulfilled, a lot of people would say that without a system for resolving crimes, torts and even contracts, a modern economy simply couldn't exist.