Ken,
I'm kind of sorry to say this because I do think you have something to contribute, although you hide it well sometimes and seem more intent on arguing than discussing - to use your phrase "SIGH!"
In a few months here on PPRuNe you have picked the same (or similar) fights with folk on various threads and have put yourself about as an expert on everything from "airliners" to mil transport, helicopters, carrier ops and even Typhoon. Looking through your earlier posts, I wonder if your real interest isn't "American stuff is great, everyone else's is rubbish." You showed your hand repeatedly in the Boeing vs Airbus debates.
I only wonder this because you change your arguments so quickly and ignore the points others raise with such ease if you don't want to address them, that I really wonder if you are here to DISCUSS the F-35 or simply to rubbish anyone that raises doubts about another American super cab.
If you truly are an expert in all those fields, then I raise my glass to you now.
Yes, I kind of know what to expect.