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Originally Posted by UNDERBYTE
Taking a broader view Canada or most of Europe could not win a war against Bolivia. Allocation of rescources as the US does affords the socialist countries a free ride on defense expenditures, The US bore the brunt of the cold war & now the war on terror.
Whether you agree with our policy or not you enjoy the benefits.
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historically France has actually had high defence expenditure as european countries go (though not as high as the UK, or US)
http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2003/table3.pdf