If the US would just stop procuring "perfect" aircraft that are all things to all men, the aircraft might just be cheap enough that we could afford to buy them.

If the US would just stop procuring "perfect" aircraft that are all things to all men, the aircraft might just be cheap enough that we could afford to buy them. As it is we end up in a cycle of funding too-expensive aircraft with never-before combined features, fail expensively and require an even more ambitious program to fill the gap. A great recipe for the industrial complex that feeds off this cycle, but not so great for our defensive capabilities or our budget. To be honest, right now, I couldn't give a damn if we didn't buy any more toys for the damn armed forces to play with. We already nearly outspend the rest of the world combined and it isn't enough? Give me a break.