OmegaV6
"May I point out to nearly all the above that we did not, and can not, "buy" C17s. They are leased from the US government, and congress had to give approval before that happened, and has to give further approval for any more we would ask to lease.
They also have the right, as the lessor, to tell us where and when we can use them."
Absolute twaddle mate. The first 4 we did lease from Boeing not the US government. We have since purchased those aircraft and 3 more besides (once number 7 arrives either just before or just after xmas). I would suggest that just like your moniker (a defunct car) that your information is very much out of date. Plenty of open source info online to prove that too.