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Originally posted by Dreamer128:
I'm not a militairy specialist. But to me, it seems like a waste to spend all those billions( on Jets we have no real need of while there are more urgent problems.
Most policitians agree that Terrorism is the main enemy in this era, and since when can we use Fighter planes to stop suicide bombers.
Unless you want to take the fight to the 'terrorist states', which isn't really our job.
But like I said earlier, I'm no specialist. If the top guys in The Hague agree that joining the JSF project is profitable, they'll get no argument from me.
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You seem to forget one tiny issue. We are part of NATO, part of peacekeeping forces around the globe. If you don't have a healthy airforce, you can forget about that part. And if you want a healthy airforce, what better planes can you fly than American planes ? We've been using them for almost 50 years now, and i think it's good they continue to use them, instead of using the Eurofighter, or some French or Swedish type. Also, a countries first line of defense is the airforce, therefore you can't invest enough money in it. We may live in peace now, but that might not always be the case.