Commentary On “The $1 Trillion Jet Fleet”
11 February 2012
What a sensationalist title and the accounting takes us out 50 years!!! Wow does anyone really think that we have a handle on finances for 1 year with any certainty…Airpower is really the casualty reducer. Without it expect casualties in any conflict to literally go through the roof. World war two Western front versus eastern front engagements for the 6 months of 1944…the differential is huge in fact you can take that analysis to any conflict post world war two and the same result comes up. The real question should be on the placement of funds. Its clear that a better decision would have been to continue with the F22 production to 750 and simultaneously export it to friends and allies say another 400 or so and recoup some of the cost. Additionally cut back on the quantity of F35′s by half and have the mix of 1 f22 to 2 F35′s. at least we would have had a deeper more capable airforce and a better more predictable spend. This does not negate to recognize the clear progress made with drones but critically we haven’t passed the point where we can rely on drones for in-air dogfighting etc…those days may be comming but they are not here now. The competition to watch is China/Russia etc to some extent. At least production of heigh end aircraft has the additional benefit of keeping cutting edge engineering cpability onshore not like just about everyother capability…as for the stimulus that could have certainly been better used. And if you are really looking for a spending bomb the Health care one is likely to go off a lot earlier….even before trying to cap overspend at 15trillion…This sensationalist headline actually when analyzed actually gives ones some comfort…the problem is that financing problems are hardly a military affair…its that big sucking noise going to the banks and all the cushy dependencies that politicians have been cranking out to ensure populist agendas are well fed that are the problem…And then theres the will to do something about it …if only Chris Christie would run the Us could start to get its house in order…
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