if we know about this op, another was already in place. They're pretty smart folks, you know. remember the blackbird was flying in the 60's. General public fairly unaware b4 mothballing. We'll be learning of sr70 replacement in 20 yrs.
As this discussion/debate plays out, here and elsewhere, it becomes a real mix of apples and oranges. We like apples and oranges, including different kinds of each, and in the same basket. The exercise at the moment is to remove the "bruised" ones before they can affect the others.

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