A debate is brewing in Congress and the Pentagon about whether to cut spending on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most expensive weapon system in U.S. history. Last week, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) called the program a “rathole ” and said he wanted to begin a conversation with the Pentagon to “cut our losses.” Though no one is predicting the massive program, with an estimated lifetime cost of $1.6 trillion , will be eliminated, talk...
