scoutpilot
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The retired conventional force guy lecturing me on jointness? That's a hoot.
That's nice. What about his points?The retired conventional force guy lecturing me on jointness? That's a hoot.
That's nice. What about his points?
I doubt you honestly believe anyone needs Bullet to explain what air superiority is or why the Air Force believes in it and fights for every last dollar they can grab, or all the other programs they beg for.
Like I said...he's free to believe his theories about what happens in the current fight. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme.We all protect our own positions.
I doubt you honestly believe anyone needs Bullet to explain what air superiority is or why the DoD believes in it and fights for every last dollar they can to ensure it, or all the other programs they feel are critical to the entire joint fight.
Why does DOD fight for every last dollar? That's easy for anyone who's been in DC for 30 mins. Once they lose that money...it's probably not coming back.
Once DOD admits that the United States doesn't need to spend billions on planes that are 4 generations superior to the next closest enemy, or that we don't need a "littoral" Navy or "global force for good".... once they admit that the black hole of money known as the Dept. of Defense doesn't need a majority of the funding.... well, then they will have some cuts on their hands.
It will get VERY interesting to see budgets justified after a the U.S. completely pulls out of Iraq AND Afghanistan.
Of course.... the U.S. Senate has yet to pass a budget anyway.... so maybe I mean "see items in continuing resolutions justified".
Why does DOD fight for every last dollar? That's easy for anyone who's been in DC for 30 mins. Once they lose that money...it's probably not coming back.
Once DOD admits that the United States doesn't need to spend billions on planes that are 4 generations superior to the next closest enemy, or that we don't need a "littoral" Navy or "global force for good".... once they admit that the black hole of money known as the Dept. of Defense doesn't need a majority of the funding.... well, then they will have some cuts on their hands.
It will get VERY interesting to see budgets justified after a the U.S. completely pulls out of Iraq AND Afghanistan.
Of course.... the U.S. Senate has yet to pass a budget anyway.... so maybe I mean "see items in continuing resolutions justified".
No, LITS, you're wrong. You can justify anything by saying "but it's a joint capability blah blah future threat blah blah capabilities overmatch blah blah the commies are coming."
In the entire span of the noisy bleating about how much capability the F-35 will bring and how much the services want it, I've yet to hear any justification as to why this needs to be paid for now?
Hey, if DoD thinks its worth the money, it MUST be a good investment, right? Any dissent on the brilliance of where DoD puts its money is unthinkable.
Your analogy about kids at Christmas doesn't work. The kids in this case aren't neighbors. They're siblings.
America's Air Force: No One Comes Close....in budgets.
But that would make too much sense.