> Clearly the military could spend less (every other nation does) but it would require changing foreign policy. Every other nation spends less because they are

> Clearly the military could spend less (every other nation does) but it would require changing foreign policy. Every other nation spends less because they are not the global hegemon. USD is in the position it is because we are the global hegemon. If you remove that by spending less on defense, USD strength goes down and our budget deficit and outstanding government debt start going up, weakening the country.