If anything, General Bogdan might be the best advocate for the F35, he (and his colleagues) seems genuinely concerned with what is best for the USAF iso being an extension for the interests of LM and partners.
I fully agree that the F35 is a reality for most of us but I think vigilance is now more than ever necessary and I can only hope we'll never again do big purchases in this manner any more.
As far as the B-NL cooperation goes, it might solve most of both of our biggest problems, having a large enough potent but sustainable Air Force
with enough F35's or IMHO a split fleet of F35's and JAS39's