The US spends much more than the rest of the world combined on the military. It's obscene. It's the opposite of what the honorable founders of the country stood for. It's the opposite of what I stand for. The defense budget is about $2,000 for every American and that is excessive and insane. America hasn't withdrawn power since the Viet Nam war ended, and that withdrawal was a benefit. It's long past time to withdraw militarily, protect our borders at home, and let the rest of the world collapse under socialism while we prosper with a free market. (Entirely unlikely when most US young people, illegals, and bureaucrats haven't a clue of how civilization was created and can't be maintained except in a free market system.) Trump has it right; trading fairly with Russia as partners will create trust and greatly reduce the need for military spending. Virtually everything the federal government does today is to promote false prosperity by inflating the currency by creating more and more debt. America hasn't been truly prosperous in 40+ years. The only thing that keeps this fraud going is the requirement that oil be purchased in US dollars. Without that the fiat dollar is toilet paper. The real reason for the military spending is not to make the world safer; it's to maintain the financial fraud for unproductive bankers, murderers, and looters.