And just think, that's peanuts for us.

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Lee — 4/13/2003 3:25:21 PM (archived)

"We spend 50% of the world's military expenditures. Is that sustainable over the long term? My instinct tells me it isn't."

And our military budget is well under 5% of our GNP (GDP for you One Worlder types). We're as powerful as we are and aren't even breaking a sweat.

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"(No historical) parallel to one country that spends more on its military than the combined total of the next 14 biggest powers." - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2003 2:36:17 PM
- And just think, that's peanuts for us. - Lee - 4/13/2003 3:25:21 PM
  - No Instinct Needed The Answers Are - Mark Eby - 4/13/2003 4:20:51 PM
- Good article - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 1:48:18 PM
- Relative Stats - Mark Eby - 4/12/2003 4:31:53 PM
  - I think the article's theme was the overwhelming power of US military - alcaray - 4/14/2003 9:33:02 AM
    - Read Title Of Buck's Post - Mark Eby - 4/14/2003 12:32:38 PM
      - Read your post - alcaray - 4/15/2003 4:53:46 PM
        
        Title Post = Title Article? - Mark Eby - 4/15/2003 2:07:43 PM
  - Re: Relative Stats - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 4:39:49 PM
- Re: Good article - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2003 3:38:08 PM
  - The Axis of Weasels made this war inevitable and more costly. - ebnelson - 4/13/2003 1:50:15 PM
    - Re: The Axis of Weasels made this war inevitable and more costly. - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 8:58:47 AM
  - Re: Wall Street Journal - Raoul - 4/13/2003 11:29:41 AM
    - Re: Wall Street Journal - gbaikie - 4/13/2003 12:51:50 PM
    - They were expressing their opinion... - Larry J - 4/13/2003 11:20:23 AM

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