One of the puzzling things about the Obama administration is that, despite his leftwing rhetoric, President Obama did not attempt to reform the military-industrial complex.  It could be said that President Eisenhower, in naming the military-industrial complex in his farewell speech of 1961, did more than President Obama to that end. Another Democrat with an image as a peace and love candidate is Senator Bernie Sanders. Strangely Sanders has nothing bad to say about the F-35. Senator Sanders’ excuse for not speaking ill of the F-35 is that the plane is a fait accompli, and he would rather have jobs in Vermont than South Carolina, for example.  Some Vermonters have complained about that.  There is a plan for the Vermont Air National Guard based at the Burlington Airport to get the F-35, replacing the aging F-16s, starting in 2019. The F-35 is more than four times louder than the F-16. For the 94 decibel peak noise level produced by the F-16, the allowed time...(Read Full Post)