Pentagon Spending Set to Hit Near-Record Levels
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Pentagon Spending Set to Hit Near-Record Levels, But 'Establishment Says We Can't Afford' Progressive Policies
"Very few in Congress are questioning how the U.S. can afford to spend $7.5 trillion on the military."
by: Jake Johnson
"We are spending way, way, way, way too much money on the Pentagon," tweeted the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Photo: AP)
Pentagon spending is on track to grow significantly for the fifth consecutive year, but "very few in Congress are questioning" how the U.S. can afford it.
That's according to the Washington Post's Jeff Stein and Aaron Gregg, who reportedThursday that "the United States is expected to spend more on its military in 2020 than at any point since World War II, except for a handful of years at the height of ...