> It's just that America's prevailing mindset about defense and weapon systems is 'performance at all costs' and 'if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing'. T

> It's just that America's prevailing mindset about defense and weapon systems is 'performance at all costs' and 'if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing'. This seems to be plaguing a lot of areas of the American economy - areas where we basically write a blank check because we NEED x. E.g., College Tuition, Health Care, Infrastructure, Jet Fighters. We spend a ton of money for rather unimpressive outcomes in all these areas.