How much of that debt was accumulated for overly large defense expenditures? Federal debt in 1980 was less than the interest we will pay this year. Reagan began piling up debt for a defense buildup. We never got the peace dividend as the neocons encouraged Saddam to invade Kuwait in 1990.

So, add 90% of debt interest to Veteran's costs to the defense budget. It's probably 1.8trillion this year.