propaganda
pure and simple statistical manipulation dubstyle
Okay, the war is free.
Consider this, the cost of everything in the 1970'2 was far less than it is today.
Gear’s cost skyrocketed since WWII - Military Affairs - MSNBC.com
It cost (in 2006 inflation adjusted terms) $170 to equip an infantry man for WWII.
That's GI Joe without the scuba pack, just an ordinary grunt.
Today that same grunt costs (on the same economic scale, we are working with inflation adjusted figures here), that grunt costs $17500 to equip him to kill.
8,300,000 ground troops in the army for WWII, (lets just stick with one service here for the example).
Do the math, equipped wwII dudes on the ground cost $1411,000,000, (plus training).
Current active duty army strength near as I can find (
Military of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) is 507,082, (36% of full strength), which equates to a cost of $8,873,935,000, (plus training which I'm certain has also increased in price exponentially).
Remeber also the active duty component in WWII was the entire army, as opposed to the one third strength active duty situation that is currently the reality.
There's also the multitude of "private" armies like blackwater that have to be paid for...
It makes me sad that you believe the lies without question and seem to be entirely lacking in any ability remotely connected with critical thinking.