Fighters that bad? Re: Soap bubbles?

Sorry to bust in on this thread but how, exactly, are fighters broken? 
I
missed the original "Soap Bubbles" post but I always thought fighters
were
fine the way they were.  They're fast, and powerful, but they go up like
popcorn in a microwave.  The only problem I can see with fighters is the
relative lack of area defense FCons in most FB1 fleets.

SML/Rs...now there's a problem.  :)

Damo