tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post327139934106564580..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: J Michael Cole in The DiplomatMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34441998334937816642012-05-27T05:02:05.334+08:002012-05-27T05:02:05.334+08:00The F35 is a horrific boondoggle.
The closest ana...The F35 is a horrific boondoggle.<br /><br />The closest analogue it has would be the T-80 tank produced by the Soviet Union. From the 50s to the 70s the Soviets had the most advanced armor systems per dollar of cost, by far, before they decided to sink their next-gen tank budget into the overly complex and mechanically unreliable T-80. The malinvestment there consigned their entire land armor program to becoming laggards behind the West. The same may happen with the F35 and American fighter system dominance.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75146810046890356622012-05-26T10:37:50.633+08:002012-05-26T10:37:50.633+08:00I remember we came to the same conclusions the min...I remember we came to the same conclusions the minute the Air Force General made noises about F35s.Ben Gorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215358295386075741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74647153672223788252012-05-26T09:53:17.639+08:002012-05-26T09:53:17.639+08:00While Hillary Clinton enjoys her butterfly diploma...While Hillary Clinton enjoys her butterfly diplomatic road show (according to the Economist), how is she able to attend to KMT's lethal camouflage?<br /><br />She would probabily thinks "What? Why Thailand wants to buy F35? Is it a better massage oil?"Lorenzonoreply@blogger.com