Tuesday, April 21, 2015

US Military Spending

++Dan Froomkin at the Intercept writes that our military spending up 45% from pre-9/11 levels seven with the slight cut in 2010. We spend more on the military than the next 7 countries combined. 

++Froomkin uses the new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPRI).

++We spend three times more than China. 

++Think Ukraine and Putin's hijinks--we spend 7 times more than Russia.

++The Saudis are number 4 in the world in military spending. Then filter in the alarms about Iran. They don't even appear on the list.

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