It would be more accurate to say you have ganged up in order to abuse him. Why don't you just come out and say that nobody with a positive attitude towards the F-35 is welcome in this topic.
Seems to be a reasonable assesment of a lot of posters.
What I like about this thread, is that there are obviously a lot of posters who have an extremly good technical, an practical background on the various issues involveled. As such it is a very good learning thread.
But there does seem to be intertwined the "haters". I also fined it interesting that some of the people, who obviously are extremely capable can appear to be naive in regards to some technicalitys, and the reality of strategic decisions.
Ability to defend itself, a statement that can mean anything, too what level and standard against what?
Ability to provide CAP, again to what standard and level.
These things work on measurable metrics, metrics which trade lives off against cost., sad but true. most of us know why countries like Aus and canada etc. are getting the F35, whether we like it or not. And most of the military decision makers will as well.
As such most of the discussion on this thread really is more in relation to minutia and strategic decisions of our respective countrys and how they should respond to a threat.