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For example, a B-2 can put a bomb in someone's window, while a B-52 must unload mass tonnage to destroy the entire area. Obviously, the one-bomb approach is preferred. Moreover, the B-2 will be MUCH more difficult to shoot down with SAMs, due to its stealthy nature

Actually isn't the B-52 considered more of a stand off/cruise missile platform know? Certainly it still has (as shown when it gets the chance) the ability to carpet bomb, but doesn't it also have the ability to drop guided munitions? Either way it's pretty obvious the B-52 will be around awhile, and should be. IMHO

Oh, yes, it will be. In fact it was recently extended to 2030 or so. This will make the design 80 years old at phase-out.

The BUFF is a grand airplane, no doubt. It is not my intent to disparage it, but one wonders, what could a replacement bomb truck/missile platform have done? It just seems wrong to me, as an Aircrewman myself, to crew planes older than me, flown by pilots younger.

I believe we deserve better.