And at the time, I think many of us, me included, thought, well, that's kind of an interesting take, but we finally come to a point where Admiral Mullen's statement and reality have converged, where We are now paying more interest on the national debt than we are on defense of our nation. in a dangerous world, which seems to be getting more dangerous all the time. We spend about 2.8% of our gross domestic product on national defense. (03:02–03:09)
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