A1bill, I'm afraid I haven't seen any comparison of F-35B at 2B against Harrier. The declaration of F-35B IOC does not state that it's OK to go as long as it's doing combined ops with a Harrier.
If you're saying that later configurations of F-35 are going to have meaningful combat capabilities, then I think (and hope) you're right. But IOC has been declared at 2B and it looks very much like that was too early. It also looks like it's too early for the system to be properly supported to sustain rate of effort.
I think your insistence to refer to future configurations' capabilities rather adds weight to the "folly" of early IOC.
Now I know you and I have had similar discussions before. Do try to keep the fanaticism down to a dull roar this time.