Russian Bomber Fly By Activity

[deccie]

BillyB, please don't wax romantic, Germany and Japan were defeated and occupied nations, so they had no other choice but to bow to their winners' dictums, the Allied being in total control. Granted that they liked it afterwards, but I'd say they were initially resigned, rather than 'willing', or more probably oblivious, since they had much more urgent problems to cope with (survival).

Correct Sandro.  I don't know the history of the occupation of Japan but at least in Germany it did not go completely smoothly to start with. As I understand things there were instances of Germans hoping to start an uprising but (I believe including destroying infrastructure like trains tracks. But the majority of the population was just tired of such things. However, some Germans were tried, found guilty and executed for attacks during this period of time.

[deccie]

The F-22 is being bought in smaller quantities than originally planned and the added air superiority isn't necessary. Same may happen with the F-35.

I think it more likely the reduced numbers have nothing to do with not needing capability and have everything to do with increasing costs of the programs?. The one thing above in your statement I would agree with is the likelyhood the JSF will also likely be procured is lower numbers.

[deccie]

This is the reason why religious fanatics are so difficult to convince where they are wrong, cause they have decided to blindly believe in something.

I would expand that to say fanatacism or extremism in any belief system is likely to lead to such problems.

[SANDRO43]

Correct BC

Granted that we're are both sporting an Italian flag, but I'm NOT BC .

[deccie]

Granted that we're are both sporting an Italian flag, but I'm NOT BC .

Oops. Apologies.

[phantom]

Hey, seen a pc game at best buy.  World in conflict, set in 89, what if the cold war didn't end and it turned hot, as the ussr invades the usa.