I wouldn't know about that, care to back it up with something more substacial like a source?
Where should the natural gass come from elsewhere if not Russia?
How large a percentage of European economy is directly dependent on import of Russian gas, how large a percentage of Russian economy is directly dependent on export of gas?
I think you will find that Russian economy is highly dependent on it's gas and it only has one major customer.
Do these european countries have a substitutes for Russian gas? (like resserves, Nord sea gas or other fuels like coal, nuclear ect)
Well fine, 30 years ago was 30 years ago. Now we have a new Start agreement or NC reduction treaty between Russia and US. Good thing the world is moving forward.
Yes, but the mind set is the same; the weaponry functions as "power" demonstrators much more than it's actual use.
That's why it made sense to be able to kill every russian twice with nukes...
Back to topic then, do you agree that the F-35 procurment is good enough for USAF and that the F-22 prod should not be reopened?
Are you sattisfied with the current inventory in the USAF?
If not what would you see done differently on the subject.
In the extend that the airdefense of Libya was crushed in 48 hours with no own loses and that in what seemed to be a left-hand action with forces in region, I think US has sufficient weaponry of that sort.
I think;
* F22 served it's purpose, and I think the american socity has better uses for it's money.
* F35 My main problem with that one is that it seems to be turning out to be extreamly expensive. and I think it sorta destroys the point, however in the category
"build something prohibitively expensive to show the enemy as the poor rat he is"
it gets good marks
* What I would do differently? I would stop using my money on ever technological airplanes and spend them in areas where we obviously have deficiencies (like how to put down an low tech insurgency).
