I don't know if I would describe it as “odd”; it's perhaps a bit frustrating. It's the discussion that went on today.
We are a privileged nation among the other partners in the JSF program to have what's on offer. I often describe what's on offer as very impressive. I wish I could tell all of you the details of what's on offer. I'm not able to do that.
Indeed, as Mr. Hawn has suggested, it is a little disconcerting, perhaps frustrating, to the small group of people who have had the privilege of dealing with this level of information, understanding clearly that with these kinds of capabilities the best value option, the option that provides the best capability for the longest life at the least cost to Canada, is the F-35. It's a little disconcerting that we have to continuously reconfirm our convictions.