By Stephen Dinan | Published at The Washington Times

The Defense Department went on its biggest monthlong spending spree since the height of the war on terror, dumping nearly $80 billion in a rush to empty its accounts before the end of the fiscal year.

In just the final five business days of September alone, the Pentagon spent $33.1 billion, according to Open the Books, a watchdog. That’s more in five days than nearly every other nation on earth spends in a year on their military.

The big-ticket spending items from September were to be expected: $3 billion on ammunition, and nearly $8 billion spent on aircraft.

But the Pentagon’s books also tallied 147 separate entries for raw lobster tail, at a cost of $6.1 million, and $16.6 million on ribeye steak.

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