SickleSigh on 17 September 2012
Also the data for GDP % spending on the DOD is very unreliable. The Department of Defense does not give all data freely on their spending and is immune to audits. Most contracts are heavily subsidized and tax exempt making them impossible to see the proper data.
It doesn't involve foreign aid spending not publicly listed such as rebel arms groups and covert operations which affect national security. We spend closer to 5-8% of GDP which is pretty high for a "civilized" industrial nation.
