So what you're suggesting, is that the A-model is the least useful/relevant to Pacific Operations, but is required in production to keep the numbers up. I wonder whether that means there's a trade-off in variant numbers vs force structure. Up the B and C numbers (there's plenty of room on those CVN decks) at the expense of A-models, trim the USAF number of TFS/TFW, with the small number of As aimed at fwd deployed units in Korea / Japan. Concentrate on maintaining bomb wing numbers......
Then you just end up increasing the price of the A pretty significantly and almost definitely losing Italy, Canada, Japan, The Netherlands and potentially Turkey (300/400 aircraft?), further pushing up the price. I don't think there's really enough demand for the B and C to fill the hole that would be left behind by scaling back the A. It's a pickle that is going to have to be worked out some point pretty soon!