[Psalm 73]

Thanks for the post.
Going waay back to the Bradley IFV, the M1 Abrams, and even the B1B - they were all talked of as boondoggles and a waste of money.
Once fielded they performed pretty darned good. I think we could look back to the F-35 and say the same in ten, twenty years.

[pfflier]

Include the C-5A, the E-3 AWACS, the F-111 and the F-22 to your list of “boondoggles” detractors claimed.

[Sparky1776]

During the first 36 months of F-16 operation (mostly at Hill as well) they had 33 crashes or major incidents....and here they are 40 years later still operational.

[Vinnie]

Going waay back to the Bradley IFV, the M1 Abrams, and even the B1B - they were all talked of as boondoggles and a waste of money. Once fielded they performed pretty darned good. I think we could look back to the F-35 and say the same in ten, twenty years.

. Exactly.
I was saying that to a friend yesterday. According to a acquaintaance the capabilities of the F-35 are awesome. Cost? Not so much.