The Air Force Secretary is a political animal and so she naturally gives the correct political answer that the F-35 is wonderful and will do everything, blah, blah, blah. You could produce F-22 for less money than the F-35 now, but nobody cares and politicians don't care which is the best aircraft. It's all about…

Forget the glossy brochure. Dig out the copy of the fine print documents you signed. THAT will tell you what is covered. Probably a lot less than either the salesman or brochure would lead you to believe. Just like one dealership likes to boast that they warrantee the engine for life, but never mention the…

Dig a tunnel, as they continue to do, under the border, truck it under there, and let it rip.

When push comes to shove, are we really going to thermonuclear war over South Korea? I doubt that. We might say it on paper, but actually doing it is something else entirely. We wouldn't even cross the Yalu River to kill the MIGs and their bases and this was when we had massive overwhelming advantages in terms of…

Albatross? Hardly. It keeps South Korea and the U.S. off balance. Do you really think they are going to let a real democratically united Korea right next door? They are thankful that Taiwan is separated by water and they keep having trouble tamping down Hong Kong. You think they want another democratic example…

Well, try starting a business without getting your state’s permission in the form of a business license. In addition, there are all sorts of licenses for silly things like haircuts that are meant to limit competition. Want to start your own taxi cab company? Sorry, that monopoly belongs to the city and you will have…

All this speculation about China being mad at North Korea, etc. is just Chinese propaganda to cover for their mean junkyard dog. China will continue to subsidize North Korea, all while complaining loudly to make it look good. North Korea keeps the U.S. busy and that's exactly how China wants it.

Meanwhile, our once free enterprise system becomes less free each and every year. Regulations are piled on regulations which a New York lawyer could not easily cover you under all contingencies.

Tell that to South Koreans.

Why aren't the other countries holding islands in this chain doing the same thing with their islands, pumping up sand to enlarge it and also create landing strips? Don't just sit around and complain about the Chinese; do the same!

We should tunnel under North Korea, put a few hydrogen bombs down there and the next time they do one of their nuclear tests, time it to coincide. No more North Korea!

I think it is best to remember that Russia was invited by Syria. The rest of the West just barged in and violated Syrian airspace. So enough about how the Russians are always the troublemakers. The U.S. and the rest of the West cause enough of a mess as well. Libya is a classic case of this, but we never bother to…

Should have been headlined as “The Liar Wants to Know the Truth about Area 51.” SHE might as well be extraterrestrial as she seems to have no conscience when it comes to lying.

The main thing keeping the Syrian Civil War going is all the various countries jumping in on one side or the other and supplying arms, manpower, you-name-it to their chosen side. Sort of like the Spanish Civil War prior to WWII.

Have an M&P as well, mine in .45 ACP. Very happy with it. Couldn't give me 2 9mms for it.

When you want to kill an enemy soldier with a sidearm, why would you use a 9mm? .45 ACP or even the .40 S&W pack more stopping power than the 9mm. We actually downgraded from .45 ACP years back. No, you don't even have to use the 1911 model. The S&W M&P line has an awesome .45 ACP model and carries 10 rounds in the…

Love the Pogo reference. Was always fascinated by the concept.

Good thing you did the F/A-18 instead of the F-35 as you would have to show lots of rework due to the “design-as-you-build” odyssey.

That's where McDonnell Douglas was based. Did you really expect Boeing to fold up everything in St. Louis and move it all to Seattle?

Thanks for the post. It is really awesome to see so many smaller auxiliary vehicles and not just all tanks. It certainly adds to the realism factor.