Maybe better stated as developing an aircraft, or anything, has to define not only what it will do well, but what it won't do. It seems that for effective CAS,

Maybe better stated as developing an aircraft, or anything, has to define not only what it will do well, but what it won't do. It seems that for effective CAS, you have to be willing to say that this airplane will suck at air superiority, speed, and radar-stealthiness. You will never be able to nuke Moscow with it, and it seems that the USAF is not willing to build a plane like that.