Comment by shafyy

> The reason the US defence budget is so sky-fucking-high is because we effectively pay for everyone's military, though

Yes, but don't act like that is some kind of selfless act. In the end, it benefits the US more if they do that and have military bases and influence all over the place, than not doing that. If that also protects their allies, even better, since then it can be used to better justify the international meddling (as you're doing now).