Another no vote re the F-35

I've been writing about the F-35 since 2010, so readers know my feelings on the issue. It was good to see another article by someone who has extensive experience with the Air Force. Col Michael W. Pietrucha thinks that the program should be stopped now.  He cites the usual reasons of program delays, low payload, short range, unmet performance requirements, and spiraling costs. But he argues that the assumptions that led to its birth are no longer relevant; they were based on the Cold War. The issues today are the Pacific theater and a China with very strong air defense capabilities