If a budget is a moral document…




US Military spending, 2009: More than China, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Spain, Turkey, Israel, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Greece, Iran, Myanmar, Singapore, Poland, Sweden, Colombia, Norway, Chile, Belgium, Egypt, Pakistan, Denmark, Indonesia, Switzerland, Kuwait, South Africa, Oman, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Algeria, Finland, Austria, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Romania, Qatar, Thailand, Morocco, Argentina, Ukraine, Cuba, Angola, New Zealand, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Peru, and more – combined.

I’d say, offhand, our spending priorities are waaaaaay out of whack.

Source: armscontrolcenter.org

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