Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
Good perspectives. Thank you.
Ships have been scuttled since the dawn of time, and when you’re burning up to $2B per day, ageing aircraft are small change when faced with the consequences of losing an airman to the enemy.
Yes, and from the prior administration, we have the vivid example of donating $85 Billion dollars worth of advance weaponry & aviation equipment to the islamic fanatics upon our withdrawal from Bagram AFB. The costs and consequences of that inadvertent donation can't be quantified - would have been much better to have destroyed it all.