But they could just as easily spend that money to create those jobs in repairing, maintaining and building infrastructure. Or education. Or health care. Or dozens of other things that would benefit Americans more than the ability to kill people in distant countries.

My personal wish is that they'd bring back the CCC for those purposes. There should be _good_ jobs available helping society, to compete with shit jobs like driving for Uber or working at Walmart.

Its the same thing with the NASA SLS in Alabama. Or how Washington state wanted more NASA funding so Blue Origin still has a shot at projects for NASA. Its all about bringing jobs to your state and keeping certain skills alive. If some industry is highly dependent on government funding, a lapse in project or funding means people will be let go. And it it happens long enough people will switch to different jobs and those skills will deteriorate.