I'm a bit reluctant to enter this "no prisoners" thread, but here goes. First of all I'm not pro or anti F-35, but offer the following observation:
A comment about 5 posts ago discussed a claimed a kill ratio vs red air in the 2015-2020 time frame, apparently made to the Australian parliament. Well, we're already in 2015, and by the time the Aussies get F-35 in service I would expect us to be over half way through the 2015-2020 time period!