Leaked Pentagon Report: The F-35 Won't Stand A Chance In Aerial Combat

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22. Sorry Will

you're usually a terrific writer, but if we canceled the F-35 program today, it would not save $400 billion. We've already spent somewhere north of $200 billion, maybe even $300 billion, on the F-35. Our current outlay for this fiscal year for the F-35 is $9.4 billion. The V-22 outlay for this year is $2.1 billion.

So, by cutting the two programs, you've saved $11.5 billion for this year, and likely a similar amount for next year.

If we cut the amount we spend on overseas bases & troops in half, we could save over $30 billion in one year. Plus, by relocating those troops back to the US, we're boosting the economy around the bases where the troops get relocated to.