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I'm saying that the resources cannot be redirect towards "more useful infrastructure projects and still maintain skills". The cross disciplinary skills in milit
by akiselev 7y ago
I'm saying that the resources cannot be redirect towards "more useful infrastructure projects and still maintain skills". The cross disciplinary skills in military aviation are unique.
Whether or not the cost of the F35 program is an efficient way to maintain those skills is a different issue altogether that gets at the fundamental structure of our government and how money impacts politics. That's a much more difficult discussion than "can we reasonably defend ourselves in the future."
- ska 7y agosure, but it’s the more interesting discussion to have, and it’s what I was pointing out. Plausibly the majority of the resources spent on this program could in fact have gone to more useful programs without affecting baseline capability. Plausibly the could not ... but it’s not clear anyone who should be asking that question, is.