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The main thing that the post is that not about poor optimization given constraints: it is "we need larger fleet of higher performing aircraft" (in ALL dimensions!) which translate to "we need much much larger defense spending" which is not something engineer or fighting men can decide.If one thinks like a self interested tax payer, the purpose of the military must serve the self and not the notion of global empire control except when the it support the former. If a wealthy opponent is willing to pay extreme costs for someone we currently own but not essential, the realpolitik line of thinking is how to extract the most value in a sale, not how to desperately hold onto it. Defense spending is about preventing the opponent from cheating while the transaction is sorted out.
The main thing that the post is that not about poor optimization given constraints: it is "we need larger fleet of higher performing aircraft" (in ALL dimensions!) which translate to "we need much much larger defense spending" which is not something engineer or fighting men can decide.
If one thinks like a self interested tax payer, the purpose of the military must serve the self and not the notion of global empire control except when the it support the former. If a wealthy opponent is willing to pay extreme costs for someone we currently own but not essential, the realpolitik line of thinking is how to extract the most value in a sale, not how to desperately hold onto it. Defense spending is about preventing the opponent from cheating while the transaction is sorted out.
