Comment Re:Something wrong here (Score 1) 265
The idea that there is any legitimate reason why the US has to spend more money on its military than all other countries in the world **COMBINED** is absurd. Effective tools my ass.
The money spent by the DoD buys a lot more than you suggest. The US - for example - put a lot of effort into defending Japan in the Cold War so the Japanese did not have to. Japan spent more on 'stuff', we got Hello Kitty and the Prius in return.
I agree with your conclusion: time to let the rest of the world fend for itself. Now, if this gets the Japanese back into an acquisitive mood, or the Germans get feisty and look to Russia