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Re:How the United States Lost the Naval War of 2015 by shpxnvz on Friday December 18, 2009 @11:54AM (#1003418)
More like 27% of the 2008 federal budget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget

Re:How the United States Lost the Naval War of 2015 by ahi on Friday December 18, 2009 @12:14PM (#1003463)
That number doesn't include wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.