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by WalterBright 2 hours ago
> It's a lot higher than other countries.

That's because the US also defends the free world.

Besides, not spending enough on the military can get very, very expensive.

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> That's because the US also defends the free world.

The US invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Iraq have sure helped defend the free world. How many trillions went into those combined? Fantastic return per $ of "free world defense".

Don’t forget Ukraine!