F-35 kills Army modernization.

The US Army bore the brunt of the heavy lifting in the Global War on Terror (GWOT for those that forgot) and what do they get for the hard work?  Hammered in the testicles, penis penned to the wall and a budgetary dick shoved up'em for good measure.

Check this out from Breaking Defense.

But the Army is going to have to deter and defeat future enemies with its current weapons, albeit modestly upgraded. “In the next few years, are we capable of having an Army that doesn’t look like it does today, with new technology, new equipment? I don’t think so,” said Maj. Gen. Rossi. “If you go down to the motor pools at Fort Hood five years from now, you’re still going to see [M1 Abrams] tanks and [M2] Bradleys.”
What about the replacement for the Bradley, the better-armored, larger-capacity, higher-tech Ground Combat Vehicle that the Army planned to start entering service in 2017? “We certainly have a requirement for a ground combat vehicle,” said the second general in the room, Maj. Gen. Dyess. “There are certain technologies that we are very interested in in the science and technology area.”
I notice, I said, that you’re saying “science and technology,” not “development” of a specific weapons system, let alone “procurement.”
“You’re pretty good at reading between the lines,” he answered.

And there you have it.  The US Army is not only going to get much smaller but they're also looking at a procurement holiday.  GCV?  Dead.  AMPV?  Dead.  Armed Scout?  Dead.  AH-64E?  Much delayed.

They don't even fly F-35's but they get to help pay that bill.  This one aircraft program is having an effect across the Pentagon.  It must be killed.  No program is worth the price we're paying to get it across the finish line.