Defense spending

John sent me this:  "If spending as a per cent of GDP were shown, the top 7 wastrels would be revealed  as
US allied petro-states, plus Israel:

CIA Rank;    Country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1-Oman; 11.40; 2005 est.
2-Qatar;10.00; 2005 est.
3-Saudi Arabia; 10.00;2005 est.
4-Iraq; 8.60; 2006
5-Jordan; 8.60; 2006
6-Israel; 7.30; 2006
7-Yemen; 6.60; 2006"