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US 'to cease all future military exercises in Europe' (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] RedditWanderer 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

US military spending is nearly double that of all other NATO members combined Estimated defence expenditure of NATO members in 2024, at current prices and exchange rates

I like how they always show that the US spends double the amount of all the other nations combined. What they forget is that nobody asked the US to overspend, they do that to get 100x the influence. The US has around 750 military bases around the world, often remnants from post WW2 agreements of surveillance or security. The next country on the list is Russia, with about a dozen. Watch Trump threaten to Nuke everyone when they lose those sweet economic incentives for the industrial military complex.

This isn't about spending, it's a about Putin.

[–] ikidd 1 points 20 hours ago

Also, it's spent to continue propping up the MIC. It's just another way to funnel public funds to private hands.