Why Can’t the Most Lethal Military in History Win its Wars?
BIG SPENDERS
The U.S. funds its military to the tune of $650 billion a year, more than the next seven nations’ spending combined. So why don’t we have more to show for it?
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Since the end of World War II, the American military has been described so often by defense analysts, military historians, and U.S. presidents as the most lethal armed force in history that it’s become a cliché.
