The US still spends more than any other country on Earth and indeed more than almost all of them combined. Any random country can spend more by GDP or by percen

The US still spends more than any other country on Earth and indeed more than almost all of them combined. Any random country can spend more by GDP or by percent, but by dollar the US is the clear largest spender. Focusing on those two points does say.. something, but it doesn't rebut the point being made, and does serve to obfuscate it.