How was my comment 'pathetic'? Can you dispute what I said about the VKS over Ukraine? Can you dispute what I said about Iranian airpower presence over Israel? No, you cannot. I am an ardent proponent of airpower in general and so far, nothing have disproved what I said about airpower being the best method to engage an enemy.
You are disappointed? Good, that means you learned nothing and as an American, I like it when our potential adversaries do not learn, especially when the evidence is in their faces.
The missile is a throwaway weapon. The airplane is not. The missile is cheap, but its utility is limited, in other words, the missile is what Americans say 'one trick pony'. On the other hand, while the airplane is more expensive, it comes in variety of flavors. The army has something called 'persistence of presence' or troops in the area. The airplane can do similar because it can return again and again. Missiles can do neither. Air defense do not fear the missile but the airplane.
