Spending and Defending

SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7 SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7 SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7 SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7 SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7 SUPERPOWER **** WAR ON TERROR WAR SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF THE DEBT Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy [SPENDING IN BILLIONS] TOP 5 COUNTRIES RANKED the Chinese military? Maybe not, but the U.S. has increased defense IRAQ 886 BY DEFENSE SPENDING spending exponentially over the past AFGHANISTAN 444 9 [ FY 2010 numbers ] 10 years. China, Russia, the United ENHANCED SEC. 29 43% Kingdom and France all pale in com- UNALLOCATED 7% parison to U.s. spending on defense. TOTAL 1283 billion CHI TOTAL SPENDING SINCE 9/11* * IN MILLIONS AD/USTED FOR INFLATION ÜSA: DISCRETIONARY NATIONAL DEFENSE 4000000 RUS 3000000 SIPRE fesra fart Sheet 4% UK 2000000 4% 1000000 FRA PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 SOURCE: OHD De fanse Outlays and Discretionary Outlays: Tables 1.1 and .7