I don't disagree that Russia might not be spending their military money effectively (including with copious corruption), but that really has no bearing on wheth

I don't disagree that Russia might not be spending their military money effectively (including with copious corruption), but that really has no bearing on whether the US is spending their money effectively, which as far as I can tell we are not. I brought up Russia merely as an example that spending money does not mean your military is more capable.