Let me break down the analogy for you then in terms of the direct argument I'm making: Military leaders, as the consumers of resources allocated to the militar

Let me break down the analogy for you then in terms of the direct argument I'm making: Military leaders, as the consumers of resources allocated to the military, are in a strong position to understand what resource allocation is necessary for a set of goals... ... however... Military leaders, being inherently and existentially dependent on resources allocated to the military, are fundamentally incentivized to advocate for increased resource allocation to the military, independently of whether those resources are more necessary for the goals of the military than for other public goods.