Some very sharp answers, especially from Archie...
1/ It doesn't matter which is better : results! And for the moment, not a Tiffy to be seen in Libya, are there any in A'stan?
2/ I agree with Jollygreen, as Marcel Dassault said : "Quand un avion est beau il vole bien"...some might argue that it flies better as long as there is some fuel in it (preempting some cheap banter here...)
3/ Brits seem to have the habit to buy/design a plane for a specific mission and then to use it for something totally different...
4/ Napoleon's honor will be revenged the day when you'll have no other options than to buy Rafales to put in your carrier...
You know it makes sense...