Glojo,
I don't think anyone here would accuse you of that!
There are teething problems and there are teething problems. These are serious design issues and not easily fixed. The biggest issue is that each generation of aircraft has become (I'm going to say) exponentially (someone correct me) more expensive than the previous one. And so what used to be teething problems on the F14, F15, F18, anything from that era, is now a major, budget-busting issue. I doubt this prioject would survive a major re-design at this stage.