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Oh? Which country would be able to successfully invade the US if we didn’t have cutting edge aircraft?

• CydeWeys 7y ago
  Air supremacy is of paramount importance in modern warfare. Look at how thoroughly we were able to dominate the conventional land battles in Iraq and Afghanistan because of it. You can't have an effective national defense (or offense) these days without a good air force. And we're fortunate that ours is home-grown, not bought. Just go ask Iran what it's like having a non-home-grown air force; they have a bunch of F-14s they can't even fly because the necessary replacement parts have been sanctioned for a long time.
  • bradleyjg 7y ago
    I note that you didn’t answer the question. It may (or may not) be reasonable to want a Big Swinging Dick military that goes around devastating third world nations, but it isn’t defense.
    • CydeWeys 7y ago
      Air supremacy is necessary for defense as well, especially so.