The image below is a map that shows the amount of military spending in the year 2002, taken from this site http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=279. I chose this map because of what it says about not just our country but the world as a whole. Included in this map is also the amount of money spent an military assistance to other countries. Although this map is not totally up to date, it shows how much money is spent purely for war. Referenced on the link, the U.S. was responsible for 45% of the worlds military spending in 2002. This link shows how it is a rough place out there. It also shows you a bit of history. Notice the U.S. is highly bloated in this map. When this map was made in 2002, the U.S. was of course in the beginnings of war in Afghanistan, and later on in Iraq. This shows the high price of war, and though the map doesn't show it, the effects can be long reaching.