This thread is a microcosm of exactly what's about to happen in Main Building - a few lofty pitches about delivering Air Power, countered by the current reality of how that works in the real world. Then instead of the RAF building the case of how Afghanistan and Iraq are no more representative of future operations than the Falkland were of past operations, it rapidly descends into sniping and penis measuring. The bean counters can't beat rational arguments or justify their actions, so instead they rely on inter-service attacks to do the job for them - if this 'reasoned" discussion is anything to go by, their work is done.