World military expenditure passes $2T for first time

Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by chmod600 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:39PM (#31170538)

"Have a strong military and don't use it."

Is that possible?

Part of the reason the U.S. military is effective is because we are constantly involved in some conflict somewhere.

Russia's military is an embarassment right now and it's obvious they are out of practice.

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by bumby on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @04:41PM (#31185507)

There is a common conspiracy theory that roughly every decade or so, the US needs to get into a conflict as a means of flexing it's military. Whether it's to showcase the military-industrial complex or keep others in line by sending a warning is up for debate (as it the idea itself).

1983 - Grenada

1991 - Gulf War

2001 - Operation Enduring Freedom

2009 - Troop surge in Afghanistan

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by mensetmanusman on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:29PM (#31172048)

They are not out of practice, they were just/are in Syria etc.

They are out-gunned, because Ukraine is being helped by NATO.

Russia was robbed by Putin, and the military was casualty of this corruption.

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Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time by chmod600 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @04:15PM (#31172607)

Did they have a convoy of tanks in Syria? My understanding is that it was primarily air assault. That would seem to support the idea that practice is necessary for an effective military.

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