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Re:The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield Is Co... by brlewis on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:29PM (#18651675)
The U.S. spends more on military than the rest of the world combined. The money would not have been invested elsewhere. Somebody's costing the US lots of money, but it isn't guerillas.
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Re:The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield Is Co... by skj on Monday December 10, 2018 @07:43PM (#18652443)
It's a principle agent problem. Overall it's a drain on the US, but the people making the decisions are moving money from outside their constituencies to inside their constituencies.
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