I think some of the figures might be a little inflated, or even very inflated. But the central message is right.
To attack him because of his spelling to me is agreeing with the statement.
However you have to take into account the real facts and figures.
America has a vast arms industry and this employs many people. During the 60s we saw it sell to the US nation the story that unless the US sent thousands of troops and spent billions of dollars fighting those evil reds. People would wake up one morning to commies marching up Pennsylvania Avenue and knocking down The White House.
Truth was the South was ruled by a tyrant, the North wanted out.
Now read this and think about how much you are going to give to the government to protect the world from WMD and rid the world of another tyrant.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2971907.stm