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> $750B for defense was 3% of the federal budget in 2024.

I think you mean of GDP, not federal budget.



Yep, I mean % of GDP. Too late to edit.

Anyway, it looks like USA is #1 now, but Trump wants to make USA #2 by military spending (with purchasing power parity) by 2030, which is not a smart move in the middle of WWIII.


Why would he edit? What he said looks true, and it looks like it refutes my argument. That's all he needs.




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