Besides the over-the-top hubris and waste, this is yet another illustration of why economic numbers calculated against a “GDP” which includes government spending are inherently fallacious. A multiplier should be used; in most places and times, a negative one.
Defense.gov News Photo 110426-A-7597S-183: U.S. Special Operations service members with Special Operations Task Force South board two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters following a clearing operation in Panjwa'i district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 25, 2011. Source: Wikimedia.
Besides the over-the-top hubris and waste, this is yet another illustration of why economic numbers calculated against a “GDP” which includes government spending are inherently fallacious. A multiplier should be used; in most places and times, a negative one.