Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Ok, so lets buy more of F-15s and F-16s. They're much cheaper and still viable. Yes, they aren't the newest and badest, but they sure would save us a lot of cash we don't have.
Is there anyone who truly believes the F-35 program stands a chance given the current economic climate?
Our country is broke and with record deficits and national debt, I can't imagine the O admin would go for this.
-Fatty
First of all there are many things F-22 and F-35 bring to the table that Eagles/Vipers/Hornets don't, there's reason #1. Reason #2, why support cuts for a program that already has so much invested, what you're collectively saying is, yep we can write off the billions already spent, and shift that money to new spending? Are you serious? I suppose you're a proponent of cutting out carriers as well just because they are the single biggest line item in the DoD's budget?
Let me ask you this. What cost benefit(long term) is gained by cutting F-35 at this juncture? Will this platform not be needed at some point down the road, only at a much higher price? What do you say to all the countries who have paid billions for portions of JSF as their platform of the future? Thanks for playing/paying, but we're done with it.? This platform is not just going to be utilized by the US as F-22 is.