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The F-35 is not a fighter, it's a diplomacy/pork program that happens to have the side effect of making something that (barely) flies.
by spiritplumber 12y ago
The F-35 is not a fighter, it's a diplomacy/pork program that happens to have the side effect of making something that (barely) flies.
- feedjoelpie 12y agoThe tragic comedy of the whole thing is that, while there's always some pork-slinging going on, at the outset of the program, the whole idea of a Joint Strike Fighter program was cost savings. On the surface, it was a competent economic thought: Build a bunch of variations on the same jet to achieve better overall economy across all military branches. I really believe the people making that decision thought they would succeed. But since the premise proved incorrect, it looks like program continues to run entirely on a combination of addictions: Escalation of commitment and pork politics.