> Just a handful of countries are spending 5% of their GDP on defense

And the US is not one of them

The US spends more than the EU combined. If the US would spend 5% of GDP on defense we would all speak english and drive Suburbans.

So proportionally it's spending less than certain EU countries

Wow, the mental gymnastics needed to conclude that while the US spends more than the whole EU combined is less than certain EU countries. Just wow.