[justshutupandtakeit]

I am disagreeing with your comment. What kind of argument is it that claims we should not develop better weapons because some country may steal the technology? Fortunately such thinking is rare or we would armed only with a sharp, pointed stick.

[MindBender26]

I don't disagree with the development of the weapons system. If we didn't do it, someone else would.

My only worry is that this could make life very difficult for TACAIR and we (and the West) depend on TACAIR as a critical integral part of our warfighting capability.

Gulf War One was won on the ground in 100 hours because of what TACAIR did in the six weeks running up to those 100 hours. Take away the softening TACAIR did and it would have been a very different ground war.