> Other countries antagonize the US because of its military interventionism. If the US had lower military spending, other countries wouldn't feel the need to be

> Other countries antagonize the US because of its military interventionism. If the US had lower military spending, other countries wouldn't feel the need to be aggressive. You've conflated two different things here: 1. Military interventionism. Presumably the unjustified sort, like invading Iraq (and not the first time, when the US was pushing Iraq out of Kuwait). 2. Military spending. These are totally different things. You can spend a lot on your military and not go on military adventures.