11.   A country desperately short of dollars and in need of total reconstruction could scarcely afford large military expenditures.

12.   More than half of this increase was offset by a declining share of military expenditure.

13.   Could it not buy up businesses abroad, make loans and grants to foreign governments or finance military expenditure abroad simply by printing money?

14.   A costly mismatch between military expenditures and the size of the armed forces is one of the driving reasons behind the war game and the quadrennial defense review.

15.   For another, the large military expenditures of the Cold War have diminished sharply.

16.   In a recent shift, all military expenditures must be approved by the civilian-controlled defense ministry.

17.   In the current political climate, neither Social Security payments nor military expenditures can be cut, and taxes cannot be raised.

18.   McCain also questions why regular military expenditures are getting cut while Congress is financing planes and ships that the armed forces say they do not need.

19.   Taxpayers in NATO countries are hardly likely to be enthusiastic about increasing their commitment to military expenditure.

20.   The biggest military expenditure is something that has long been in the pipeline.