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This isn't about helping Ukraine of a strong NATO. We can fully do those things and spend much less on waste. Adjusted for inflation our spending is reportedly greater than the peaks of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Greater than the next 11 countries combined. Because the American people are too rich and that money is better given to defense contractors.
'We Do Not Need a Massive Increase': Sanders Criticizes Biden's $813 Billion Military Budget
The chair of the Senate Budget Committee noted that the U.S. already spends more on its military than "the next 11 countries combined."
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