Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
Lacking effectiveness is one thing, the ridiculous budgets are another.
Some countries maintain an army, an air force and a navy for the price of the U.S. "intelligence" apparatus.
Too much money. Breeds and attitude of 'throw more money at it' rather than a real effort to get things on track as cheaply and effectively as possible.

That said, none of those nations -- nor several of them -- come near the capability. Carrier battle groups, Nuclear submarines and worldwide requirements (and ability) all cost big money. Some say the worldwide requirement is self imposed and that's correct to an extent -- but a number of nations including yours want some form of commitment...