Original quote by Davef68:
If another type can do the job to an acceptable standard (even if not as well) then that's teh way to go.
B-1 Stealth Bomber "Friendly Fire" Strike Kills 5 US Soldiers In Afghanistan
If all the US Joint Chiefs of Staff were cluster together in a hell hole and needed CAS, do you think they would choose the B-1, an F-15, an F-16 (all of which use smart bombs that are sometimes dumb) or a CAS A-10? According to you, they would choose the B-1, acceptable standard, except for these 5 US soldiers.
Original quote by rh200:
Whilst a noble sentinment, the vast majority knows that is not what happens in reality. Every thing we do has a trade off, cost benefit analyisis. Always has, always will be.
Lives in the field are cheap when you are sitting in the DOD or MoD comfortable offices reviewing the numbers, eh?
