I mean... They're just believing what they themselves proved. They're actually not wrong about that one thing. Granted, if you tank so hard that retirees feel the crushing weight of their 401ks losing value, that will definitely affect the vote.
It's a way to conveniently talk about the number of bathrooms. You can say a house is "three bedroom, two and a half bath" and you convey that there are two bathrooms and one "washroom".
The Gripen isn't exactly a great jet for dropping bombs. It's mission is to be a quick to launch, easy to fly jet to intercept Russian fighters. Imo, the Gripen is an awesome aircraft, but an odd choice as a F35 alternative. I would think the Rafale or Typhoon would be closer in mission capabilities to the F35.
I think he would get smoked in the primaries. His qualifications are mayor of a small town; head of transportation during high profile, toxic train accidents; and part of the administration siding with the train company's to break the union strike. At this point, he's a joke.
I got it in 2020, but I can't imagine being in the military right now. We might attack an ally or we might commit a genocide. Neither of which I can support or accept as a lawful order.
Yep, just added even more managerial over head and made it even harder for joint missions. Space Force still uses Lackland AFB (or whatever joint base it is called now) for its basic training. It probably is mostly just still Air Force basic training
A lot of CEOs are CEOs because they don't have empathy. Elon is a prime example.