No, throughout human history, a large military machine is nothing but an expense, a money suck, and does not grow an economy... with two immoral exceptions. That you sell weapons all around the world and foment wars to grow the business. (This was the main cash cow for the USSR, and for us today)
And second, that you use that military to conquer new lands and resources to enrich yourself.
If you set up a lathe and start making rifles, if you fill your closet with them you are doing nothing but spending money. They won’t make you money unless you can find someone to sell them to, or you use them to go take things from others. You might use them to protect your things from theft, but that only stops a loss, it doesn’t make you money.
Historically a huge military is a menace to your liberty and your treasury.
Sometimes you have no choice like Israel and you have to defend your country. Not everyone is like Canada.
Nicely said and quite accurate.
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A very good post.