Also costs a lot to have the best equipment in the world.
France spent about $250 million (I think, or somewhere close to that, anyway, an official shitload) developing this brand new fighter jet. Head-to-head, an F-14 is almost equal, a F-16 is superior, and a F-22 is just plain dominating against it.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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