It is amazing how short the memory of the US Military decision maker can be. Who developed the very concept of a vertical take off aircraft? Who first tested and proved the idea? Who designed, built and flew the first successful vertical take off fighter. Who used it in the falklands against much faster mirage aircraft, and showed the world just how powerful the concept was. That's right sportsfans, the British!

And what did they do with all this fantastic technology once they had it? They gave it all to the Americans! No questions about security or mistrust, no. Following that, the US and UK worked in harmony, and made it even better. Isn't it just possible the same could happen again?

The US and UK are great allies. Possibly the best. This sort of exaggerated paranoia will only damage a perfect friendship. The US military need to learn to trust it's friends. For if you never learn to trust your friends, you'll only ever have enemies...