Latest cablegrams U.S. Embassy to Italy, revealed by Wikileaks is reported by Espresso Republic, tell of Americans who consider Berlusconi a clown which, however, lend a hand in the name of military interests.
In exchange for support, Berlusconi has offered the U.S. the opportunity to do what they want with the U.S. bases on Italian territory and sending troops to Afghanistan. More than required by the Americans.
It 's a political choice that even if we did not believe the information to Wikileaks, it is confirmed by the data .
Between 2011 and 2013 almost all the components of state budget cuts will suffer (I had written here) , beginning with education and money for workers and businesses. Are saved in within and among these the only significant increase is that of the Ministry of Defence (difesa. .. so to speak, since no one attacks us and our soldiers used their weapons to thousands of miles from Italy).
Net interest expenditure, in 2011 the Italian government will be spending 5.27% of its budget in the defense and the amount will increase. The percentage drops to 4.11% if interest, ie the sum total of spending by the state.
The U.S. federal government (see here) spends to 3.26% of the veterans budget while defense accounts for 19.27% budget.
In total, Americans spend on defense over 22% of the federal budget, 5 times the amount spent in Italy in relation to total expenditure and the equivalent of what the American state spends thousands of controversy between -Conservative - health .
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