[Tallguy]

The CDI thought the M1 and the Bradley were 'death traps' and boondoggles. They oppose any defense spending and have zero credibility.

I don't know if they oppose ALL defense spending. But sometimes I think they are advocates of a Soviet-style "Quantity over Quality" force structure. The US public will never accept huge losses, so they are advocating something that will never happen. I think that they keep pushing the rock in that direction, however.

[pierrem15]

You can be sure that if the JSF design had been pushed as having supreme dog-fighting capability and cheap to make, the would oppose it as an antiquated design.

The CDI is full of former officers who think their military gravitas allows them to promote appeasement policies. It's a kind of political 'bait and switch' tactic, Alinsky-like dissimulation. I have no doubt that most of the officers are sincere, but that just means they fall into the 'useful idiot' category.