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Yea, the suckers (or 'allies') in Asia and the Middle East that weren't even part of the "program" or development will buy these white elephants and subsidize t
by massemphasis 11y ago
Yea, the suckers (or 'allies') in Asia and the Middle East that weren't even part of the "program" or development will buy these white elephants and subsidize the cost!
- jrochkind1 11y agoWell, how much of the money they spend on them came in the form of U.S. foreign aid in the first place? Who are the suckers?
- massemphasis 11y agoJapan for one. When it comes to national defense why would one let another country dictate the defensive posture? That is suicide. Atleast Japan is trying to actually have a viable solution: http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/01/28/japan-first-stealth-fighter-unveiled-x2-sdg-orig.cnn http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/01/28/japan-first-steal...
- engi_nerd 11y agoJapan isn't just buying F-35s, they are building them at Nagoya.
- cardinalfang 11y agoThe UK kind of has to buy them because a carrier without aircraft looks a bit silly.