JSFfan,
I know this is a rumour site and that we all have the cloak of anonymity but you must realise that you are arguing with some very F-35 savvy people who have, or continue to, work inside the programme. Initially you came across as naive, but you have readily embraced arrogance and appear to be drifting towards delusional.
Check yourself and think a little more before arguing against the great and the good who post on here as a welcome relief from the day-to-day. As it is you are arguing against a number of national governments and their respective judicial oversight by your attempts to claim that F-35 costs have not accelerated to the point that attraction national leader to national leader intervention. Indeed, the very fabric of NATO declared forces is being openly debated given the massive cuts in F-35 numbers to offset the interstellar price.
Read the Dutch analysis first as what was forecast has come to pass. The Dutch have not cut their F-35 budget (far from it) yet will only field a tiny F-35 force (if at all). This is a very real problem for a number of western nations (and please note I did not say air forces, but nations) so post with a little more care.