I spoke imprecisely... I mean as far as spending. People had to die to continue fighting in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan; we determined that the death

I spoke imprecisely... I mean as far as spending. People had to die to continue fighting in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan; we determined that the death toll wasn't worth it. To break crypto, we have to fund STEM research, buy hardware, and create good middle-class jobs. Good luck creating a public outcry over that. We're not winning the war on drugs, but there is no indication of giving up on it at the federal level. Law enforcement spending is not slowing down. I was thinking more of the USSR. There didn't seem to be any amount of money we weren't willing to spend. Lives, yes, but not money.