Exactly.
I agree. But, what are getting for the $600 billion? If spending that much money represents pre WWII levels what are we paying for.
And: "Our procurement system is corrupt and extremely inefficient, particularly for new weapons." All govt. bureaucracies are corrupt and bloated. The Pentagon is another bureaucracy.
Here you go again. ANY chart that displays “percentage” on the left axis is designed to mislead.
IMHO, it is one thing for granny to collect the SS she and/or grandpa paid into, another for Don' Juan Nojob to slip across the border and cash in.