U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds

Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by dforrestwilson1 on Friday August 19, 2016 @02:35PM (#12322318)

Relative to GDP and most other countries it is disproportionate.

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Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by blahi on Friday August 19, 2016 @02:43PM (#12322400)

Which other countries? Denmark?

US's spending is 3,3% of GDP. That is ~40% less than Russia and ~60% more than China. That sounds proportionate. Considering that the US has the most to gain from preserving the status quo, it's perfectly reasonable to make a large effort in that direction.

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Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by josho on Friday August 19, 2016 @04:42PM (#12323314)

User 'toomuchtodo' gave us a good reference earlier in this discussion showing just how much the US spends.

http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison

Also, I would argue that Russia isn't a good example to compare against because they are the cold war superpower that was overspending against the US to win the cold war, and it seems they, like the, US continue that trend.

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Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by blahi on Saturday August 20, 2016 @03:21AM (#12325579)

So what is a good comparison if not the rival? Who should we compare it to then? San Marino?

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