yes and no, certain number fudging is illegal.

cloaked: I don't consider myself fooled in any respect. The idea of even talking about things like fuel and maintenance over the lifecycle is highly atypical. Why are we suddenly talking about these things with the F-35's when we never do when it comes to other major procurements? Because that is not the way things get reported or booked in the fiscal plan.

There is nothing deceptive about this, it is simply how it works.