[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Actually a much better option would be to license a German aircraft manufacturer to produce Thunderbolt II, with “universal” plug and play electronics upgrades.

They would cost about a scant $15m an aircraft, which is a bargain basement price, yet have German engineering, which would insure a high quality engine and parts.

Since the US Air Force has long hated the “grubby” role of Close Air Support, the US would initially shun them until they needed them. However, most of the production would go to the eastern European nations, which would strongly fortify them against Russian hanky-panky like we’re seeing in Ukraine.

It would give a good stimulus to the idea of rebuilding the German air forces as well.

[OneWingedShark]

Since the US Air Force has long hated the “grubby” role of Close Air Support, the US would initially shun them until they needed them.

My Military-Improvement Plan:

1. Get rid of the Air Force, either bringing back the Army Air Corps or augmenting the States's Air National Guard.
   (Because there is no Constitutional provision for an Air Force.)
2. End the standing Army; there's a reason that the Founders limited the Army's funding to two years in the Constitution:
   Because they wanted the Army to basically be commissioned to do an operation, whether protecting border-towns from Indians or going to war.

[RedHeeler]

“...”grubby” role of Close Air Support,...” Wow. How is allah doin’, yefragetuwrabrumuy? Are his denizens still kissin’ grubby ground, on a grubby cloth, like grubby animals- are they? Are the idiots, still herding around a stupid rock, in grubby mecca? I would love to see a couple of Warthogs, grind the lie of allah’s mecca into dust, yefragetwrabrumuy.