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    "The US military expenditure is on trajectory to reach a Trillion dollars" DOD spending in FY23 was $1.52 trillion, though as a percent of budget, it's less than half of what it was in the 80's. And the US has been closing significant numbers of bases, and the US is moving forces further east.
    – user71659
    Commented Dec 4, 2023 at 23:30
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    For clarity: "drain on the treasury" means something different when you hold the world's global reserve currency and PRINT the money yourself.
    – blud
    Commented Dec 7, 2023 at 16:33