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[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Canadians and Belgians can probably feel okay. As an American I'm disgusted by the waste. But that's kind of our bag and there's a long list of things that we waste money on.

[โ€“] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

America is a very unique case with these metrics, but its wortj noting most of our allies can also skimp on defense for the same reason. Whether thats worth it or not is a more political question