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comment by BlackBird
BlackBird  ·  4119 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: F'd: How the U.S. and Its Allies Got Stuck with the World's Worst New Warplane

Unfortunately so.

What absolutely staggers me beyond belief is this export ban to Allied nations; I understand countries like North Korea can't purchase F/A-18's - but the US and Australia, regardless of one's opinion, have alliances on multiple fronts. Why the heck can't we be allowed F/A18's in the shopping cart?