[LunaSea]

> Just a handful of countries are spending 5% of their GDP on defense

And the US is not one of them

[ExoticPearTree]

The US spends more than the EU combined. If the US would spend 5% of GDP on defense we would all speak english and drive Suburbans.

[LunaSea]

So proportionally it's spending less than certain EU countries

[ExoticPearTree]

Wow, the mental gymnastics needed to conclude that while the US spends more than the whole EU combined is less than certain EU countries. Just wow.