I agree totally High Spirits.
The letters/postings I have written have made this point. As you may know my career has suffered something of a disaster lately, but I still feel loyalty and commitment to service, nation and Crown.
My long letter on the SHAR Wars thread explored some of the problems of relying entirely on ship based defences. Or other peoples' air defence assets. Particulary when you consider that none of our allies have been consulted.
Cutting one asset to spend the money on another (which, basically, is what has happened to the Sea Harrier) is like not buying a hammer for your new tool kit so you can buy an extra spanner.