PH
You start off by making a good point - although it has already been made several times.
But then, like a lot of others (including I would suggest those responsible for the security of the UK) you kinda miss the point.
Long Range Maritime Patrol has been the responsibility of the RAF since the the 1930s and the Battle of the Atlantic. In many other nations (such as the USA) the responsibility has resided with their Navy. That capability has been removed...forever. Amongst developed Island nations across the planet, we alone are going in this direction.
That probably merits a discussion, as does the massive waste of taxpayers money (for the second time on this airframe). On a human note, many of those whose dreams have been trashed probably deserve to be cut a little slack as well.
However, you are correct to point out that there are way too many threads on the same subject and great deal of pointless piffle in amongst some of the more informed views.