Brain Potter
"Would anyone really have expected them not to fight for the F-111? If the Royal Navy really want to look for people to blame over this issue they should perhaps look at their own staff officers who clearly hadn't done enough work on the F-111 "threat". Blaming the opposition for winning an argument seems to be somewhat immature."
I am almost speechless.
You seem to consider lying to the government about military capability solely to win an argument against the RN a perfectly acceptable action. As far as I am concerned, bickering between services is perfectly justified as long as you truly believe that your service can offer the best results. To knowingly mislead about abilities, and thus lose a capability to operate in an area is tantamount to treason in my eyes.
I will gladly remain immature and honourable, and hope our staff officers never start doing "enough work"
