The World’s Top 10 Military Spenders
1. United States (FY08 budget), $623 billion
2. China (2004), $65 billion
3. Russia, $50 billion
4. France (2005), $45 billion
5. United Kingdom, $42.8 billion
6. Japan (2007), $41.75 billion
7. Germany (2003), $35.1 billion
8. Italy (2003), $28.2 billion
9. South Korea (2003), $21.1 billion
10. India (2005 est.), $19 billion
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Data source: TomDispatch.com
Put another way:
U.S. - $623 billion
The next nine - $348 billion
this is simple… there is only 1 rational explanation as to why america spends more money then any other country.. why? you may ask well the answer is this america is a country full of stupid ignorant inbreads and that includes george bush….. simple…..
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i’d love to know the lowest spenders, in case i ever want to move to some place with better priorities.
Andrew: Yeah, Bush is so stupid, he illegally invaded Iraq and is getting away with it. How stupid of him.
Have you considered the fact that the Yuan is overly uderevaluated ? If it was rightly valued china’s budget might be quite different.
We are also the freest nation. Liberal dumbasses can leave.
Haha, like really, we DONT want any of you here.
You can’t compare spending of the countries from different years. The comparison should be from the same year across the board not 2008, 2005, 2003, 2007, etc…
I’m sorry to disagree with Jack, but anyone who considers the US the “freest” nation clearly has no international perspective. Tell people in Canada, England, Australia, etc. that they’re not as free and they’ll either laugh, think you’re ignorant, or point out phone taps, etc.