Except you can't produce education the same way you can produce arms or weapons. One's an intangible and the other isn't. It won't all be spent on weaponry but at the very least it's not a good comparison
Defense encompasses much more than armaments. Much of our arsenal isn't cost-effective, and many of our activities are counterproductive. Sometimes its blowback, but often times its an erosion of our liberties. I'm not opposed to a strong war ready military, but it needs surgically precise reform. It's not on a sustainable, nimble trajectory. Note how there was chaff that had to be cleared at the onset of WW2.
Except you can't produce education the same way you can produce arms or weapons. One's an intangible and the other isn't. It won't all be spent on weaponry but at the very least it's not a good comparison
Defense encompasses much more than armaments. Much of our arsenal isn't cost-effective, and many of our activities are counterproductive. Sometimes its blowback, but often times its an erosion of our liberties. I'm not opposed to a strong war ready military, but it needs surgically precise reform. It's not on a sustainable, nimble trajectory. Note how there was chaff that had to be cleared at the onset of WW2.