The strategy for air superiority was wrong, is wrong... But it will not change because of the money. The F-16 is the perfect platform. All that was needed was better, more modern missiles. Savings- 500 billion dollars.
Air superiority=dogfights=wrong.
I love the F-22 and I think it was wrong to kill it.
But the F35 has been shown to be able to “kill” every combatant currently flying. And will be able to for a long time.
The F-16 has limitations, one being a very large radar signature.
“The F-16 is the perfect platform.” for air supremacy?
I think the F-15 guys would dispute that.
F-16 was originally envisioned as a day, VFR fighter. It evolved to be a day/night VFR/IFR fighter, but the F-15 was designed from the get-go to be THE air superiority fighter.
Of course, opinions may differ. . . .