Saigon
Gold Member
The US military budget is more than quadruple that of any other country.
The US spends more money than all of the other ten biggest spending countries combined - at least 7 of which are firm allies. In fact, 41% of all defence spending in the world is spent by the US.
The US spends more as a % of GDP than any other country except Saudi Arabia - whose total budget is around 7% of that of the US.
I think this is ridiculous. So ridiculous that I don't honestly think it is a question of defending US interests as much as funding defence contractors.
I can totally understand that the US feels it needs to have the edge of China and Russia - but having an edge should not mean you have to triple their spending.
The US could easily slash 25% of its defence budget without compromising safety and security an inch. You could close the bases in Germany and maybe Japan for a start.
Cutting 25% would mean a saving $177 billion per year - money that could be better spent to pay off debt, surely.
Do you agree?
The US spends more money than all of the other ten biggest spending countries combined - at least 7 of which are firm allies. In fact, 41% of all defence spending in the world is spent by the US.
The US spends more as a % of GDP than any other country except Saudi Arabia - whose total budget is around 7% of that of the US.
I think this is ridiculous. So ridiculous that I don't honestly think it is a question of defending US interests as much as funding defence contractors.
I can totally understand that the US feels it needs to have the edge of China and Russia - but having an edge should not mean you have to triple their spending.
The US could easily slash 25% of its defence budget without compromising safety and security an inch. You could close the bases in Germany and maybe Japan for a start.
Cutting 25% would mean a saving $177 billion per year - money that could be better spent to pay off debt, surely.
Do you agree?