We need to stop reliving the ground war that we are just winding up
It's a great Brit tradition
Leon.
We always procure to fight better the war we've just finished.
Which is where Pully's points about flexibility - that well known characteristic of Air Power - really count. Until we get serviceable crystal balls, we WON'T know what's coming next....
[And for the record, I too think he's the best CAS we've had for a while - and not just cos he's a rotary mate.]
Puts me in mind of a dit a mate in plans sent on a Christmas card once.
"We planners are a funny lot,
We wear no sword or pistol.
But please excuse the way we walk;
Our balls are made of crystal!"