But the whole point of having the strongest military in the world is to make sure it's so strong that you almost never have to use it. And what we're seeing now and what The $200 billion they're talking about adding in to foot the bill for this conflict tells us is that you're kind of getting the worst of both worlds. You're getting all the spending, none of the piece that's supposed to come from having a dominant position. (12:36–12:45)
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Asserts that $200 billion is being discussed to fund the conflict, resulting in high spending without peace.
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