Pentagon to test F-35 against A-10 in 'common sense' war scenario showdown

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71. The entire thread is about testing to see whether we actually need the shiny new jet

We have an ugly old jet that everyone seems to agree is an outstanding piece of military hardware, and the complaints of wastefulness about the F-35 have risen to such a pitch that we're now, finally, talking about putting it to the test and seeing whether it is really any better than the old reliable option before we commit to spending untold billions on deploying a fleet of them at taxpayer expense.

See, what irritates me is not that you're against war (as if I was for it) but that you just dropped into to tell everyone how against war you are without even bothering to address the subject of the discussion. A+ for political posturing, F for recognizing that this story is about limiting the growth of the military-industrlal complex rather than expanding it.