re: #434 Varek Raith

It’s not so much the money that concerns me, it’s the reliability of the jet that I question. If it can be relied on when needed, why bother with it?

It’s reliable. It’s just expensive to maintain, train, and upkeep. 187 units is a fine number. People seem to misunderstand it’s role as an air superiority fighter.

Since people are trying to raise the ideological grounds for its cancellation it should be noted that it was done with agreement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England. Both were Bush appointees with Gordon leaving office in February of last year. Gordon promoted the F-35.