Canadian Liberal Politicians and Their 'Operatives with Bylines' are Headhunting
Libs in the Great White North, who are no doubt just as brain dead as their south of the border brethren, seem to have a target painted on the F-35. Only the F-35 isn't really what they're going after: they're after the politicians who backed it.
This latest round seems to be an attempt to manufacture outrage over 'estimated' life-cycle sustainment costs.One Big 'L' Liberal rag reports their wet dream come true:
"Federal government cancels F-35 fighter purchase"
Other outlets, including ones who should know better, report what the Big L Liberal rag reported. They did so with varying degrees of scepticism or enthusiasm (you can guess which reports what with alarming predictability),
But wait!
Now it is reported the initial report was wrong, in an article full of leftard political ranting no less.
The Conservative government says it has not made a decision on the F-35 as a replacement for Canada's CF-18 fighter jets, but it now appears to concede that alternative fighter purchase options will be considered.
The Prime Minister's Office denied a media report Thursday that the F-35 purchase was dead, calling the report "inaccurate on a number of fronts" and promising to update the House of Commons on its seven-point plan to replace the jets before the House rises for the Christmas break at the end of next week.
Even Reuters didn't over-commit on this meme (yet). It doesn't matter. The "STORY" is really about sliming the people who made the decision to sole source the F-35 vs. compete it against a bunch of 4th Generation targets. Not because of the decision really, but just because they can (think Scorpion and the Frog)
If the Canadian Government does decide to reopen the issue with a 'competition' (which won't surprise me either way) it will be for one reason only: politics. If a competition is held and the F-35 isn't selected it will be for one reason only: politics. No 'story' there.
BTW, I note the offending paper 'who cried wolf' is the same rag that created the "Spitfire vs. F-35" fairy tale I eviscerated earlier. A**hats.
3 comments:
Canada only has 3 options:the F-35,the F/A-18 SuperHornet or the F-15SE(the Typhoon the Rafale and the Gripen are dead for lots of reasons that yoy know and i am not going to bother you abouth,because you already know).Bouth the Eagle and the Super Bug would be fine for Canada,but...the SilentEagle would be more expensive than the F-35 and the Hornet would lack the range...
The Eurocanards(remenber i am Portuguese )are inferior to the american designs in many ways...people can jump and b#tch about it but that is true...
Mark my words...Canada will stay whit the F-35...if not no worries...just get another customer ...
This just means their will be a competition to replace the CF-18 (long put off as it has been). And I would assume the newer F-18F etc have the upper hand?
I am not buying this...there will be a competition,and the JSF will win it.Its just to shut up critics and to show off for political reasons...now IF the F-35 is out ,what will they buy?The typhoon is more expensive ,the Rafale isnt compatible with NATO standard weapons(AIM-9,AMRAAM,etc)and the Gripen is sigle engine(one of the remarks the critics have on the JSF)andlacks the range.That leaves the F-15SE(again more expensive than the F-35)and the SuperHornet.So,the only choice besides the F-35 is the SH...Its the only that is REALLY cheaper than the JSF that can do the job.
But again im not sold on this one.Its just a political move...
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