It makes me wonder, why are the British Queen Elizabeth class carriers not going to be nuclear powered? Too save money? In the long term, this will be a mistake.
Obama cannot clear the House for what he would otherwise do (thank God for 2010)...but what he is doing is bad enough.
So, yes, to save money and to avoid the tough decisions required to revamp their military to where it ought to be.
They want to keep the jobs or they would not be building them at all. As it is, the first will operate for almost 4 years woithout and air wing, and then receive it while the second comes out without an air wing for 2-3 years until the F-35 orders catch up. Sad.