I will never understand what the hell went through Trudeau’s mind when he thought going through with the F-35 deal was a good move.

He literally told Canadians that the Liberals would never go ahead with buying F-35s, and then trapped us into this predicament by going back on his word when it was clear as day how hilariously unreliable the aircraft were.

They’re exceptionally reliable, and better than anything else at what they do. He went back on this word because he was actually put into rooms with airforce experts who made that clear, and he didn’t expect the US to turn evil.
They’re getting blasted out of the air in Iran right now. One confirmed with a second loss possible. How many F-16s has Ukraine lost in combat? I’m not saying the F-16 is a better aircraft than the F-35 but I think it does show that “stealth” isn’t all that and an old aircraft like the F-16 or (for that matter) Gripen, with a modern sensor and weapons load-out, is actually pretty similar in capability.
Then what’s dropping all the bombs, lol?