we pretty much established, via a long and bloody civil war, that unilateral secession is not in fact legal.
all law is essentially conflict resolution.
war is the ultimate conflict and resolution.
its essentially the highest form of legal precedent.

non-unilateral secession however stands a chance of passing muster.

a) good for you
b) you're spreading bullshit

while proving your stupidity again only took you 7.

not saying i agree with it generally, or with the lack of a direct 1 for 1 replacement for what it can do, or its raw survivability.

but the A10s were slated for retirement, and only recently did the AF pulled back from retiring them and is looking at some options to extend their service life.
and their mission is slated to be taken over by the F35.

though obviously the F35 isnt going to be tank busting with a cannon. but on the other hand, the A10s came into service about 10 years before helos really came into their own as tank busters in their own right.

and A10 CAS was always somewhat redundant with the helos, its primary advantage being payload and loiter time. other hand, even as rough a field as the A10 can use, nothing beats the reaction time of a helo located at the FOB itself, whereas the A10 still has to fly in from elsewhere (we still havent seemed to max out using the A10s rough field ability, seeming saving it for a real SHTF scenario)

loiter time and bomb trucking is seemingly going to be taken over by drones. predators and reapers having done quite well.
general ground attack the F35.
and CAS can be done by helos. the new Cobra upgrades in the marines are truly spectacular. the army is looking for an apache replacement soon though.

the backbone of US fast reaction is the USMC assault carriers a fully self containing air and ground force able to mobilize at a moments notice.
you obviously have no background in anything related to military or aircraft support, so sit down and be quiet.

Harriers and A10s are end of life.
upgrading the existing airframes to correct the fatigue issues while maintaining the older tech is just as expensive as developing and manufacturing new.

especially for an airframe still training its first generation of maintainers, who are mostly crosstrains from other airframes. the best of whom will then be used to get the maintainer training school up and running.

the people writing these articles, as well are most of the people commenting here, have zero knowledge of what its like in a typical squadron, let alone one fielding a brand new airframe.

says someone completely unaware of the early teething problems of the SR71, F15, and A10.

not at all a reflection of reality.
but hey, nice try pretending those threats didn't exist when the A10 first entered service.

bigots gonna bigot

if vape vapors prove to be as harmful as cigarette smoke...THEN YES THEY SHOULD BACKOFF.

how are you seriously arguing against that?
your comment is a textbook example of "freedumb.".

id say scratchers are a problem cause they scratch....and then they touch doorknobs....or shake your hand.

Translation: "I don't know if this is bad for me yet, so I'll go ahead and keep breathing it. What's the worst that could happen?"

someone's triggered

Orville is pretty hit or miss.
the obvious fanboydom towards trek and thorny moral issues is cool....but the macfarlane caliber jokes can go away.