Has anyone thought of how many F-18 SuperHornets could have been purchased with the F-35's $1trillion in funding, or how long they could have been operated? Or How little the F-18 Advanced Hornet retrofits actually cost? Never mind that the SuperHornet will be cheaper to operate and will have 1/6th the unit cost even after development is over.

Plus, the F-18 SuperHornet will never be accused of not being able to dogfight.