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> 1. Lack of interest. F-35 was a lot more important, what would we do if we had to stop interfering in the middle-east? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud
by forgotpwtomain 10y ago
> 1. Lack of interest.
F-35 was a lot more important, what would we do if we had to stop interfering in the middle-east?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#Program_cost_overruns_and_delays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...
- grkvlt 10y agoFor one thing, if we (meaning you, i.e. the USA) stopped 'interfering' in the middle east the F-35 program would be completely unaffected. The F-35 is not being used in Afghanistan, and was nowhere near combat ready during the Iraq wars. I believe they are just beginning to be deployed overseas actively now [1] but that is still a long way from active combat. 1. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/washington-deploy-f-35-fighter-jets-japan-first-time-ever-outside-us-soil-1577561 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/washington-deploy-f-35-fighter-jets...
- forgotpwtomain 10y ago> The F-35 is not being used in Afghanistan, and was nowhere near combat ready during the Iraq wars. To clarify I wrote: "what would we do if we had to stop interfering" as in "if we didn't have a fighter jet for future interference" when the current line goes EoL. > For one thing, if we (meaning you, i.e. the USA) stopped 'interfering' in the middle east the F-35 program would be completely unaffected. I don't really buy that, at least in the broader sense, if the US didn't have an agenda which involved active interventions in the middle east and around the world, the F-35 wouldn't be worth the glamorous budget.