Is this a joke? Some basic thought processes would probably have avoided some of the BS that the US has engaged in. Which recent wars have been fought that didn't involved US weapons being used against the US? Long term thinking is required. Less fixation on war, killing, rendering, torturing, interrogating dominating and conquering might, see something productive happen with the vast sums of wasted money and lives. Edit: Words and stuff.

To be honest, if the US education stays the same, the military and it's contractors will crash and burn. Education is desperately needed there, or else both engineering and strategic capabilities will soon (1 generation) fall short of usefulness.

I'd rather not take it as a given that we are going to spend $1T on our nation's next war plane. That it is potentially ineffective further compounds what surely must be a disastrous waste of a considerable portion of our nation's financial resources.

The $3k cost per person of a $1T plane makes me feel inclined to think about what else could be done with that kind of money.

So, while drones might be a "better" way for the military to spend $1T, I think it's worth entertaining the idea that there might be a better way for a nation to spend that money. Like, say, on education.

> Is education good for killing your enemy?

Education is good for figuring out how to acheive your goals, including if those goals are "killing your enemy".

> Why would that be the purview of the military?

Because its a substantial force multiplier.

It's the educated people that make all the fun toys that enable modern warfare.

And a insurgency with smart engineers and chemists will be one hell to contain.