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Pentagon to end F-22 production
The Hill ^
| April 6, 2009
| Roxana Tiron
Posted on 04/06/2009 10:52:31 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: MeanWestTexan
Hell, sell them to
Taiwan FRee Republic, at the same terms used for the CRA "mortgages"...
/sarc>
Cheers!
321
posted on
04/06/2009 2:08:44 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: jazusamo
Thanks for your links, Norm. I just cant buy Gates reasoning on this and wonder if he really believes it. I don't know for sure, but I suspect from reading what Gates wrote that he is probably thinking that with the existing F-22s and what we'll have with the F-35s, we would already be able to decimate the combined air forces of the rest of the planet so why buy more?
I suspect that the F-22 being as good as it is might be working against it.
To: CharlesThe Hammer
The F-22 is a winner worth saving!Well said! It's not the insurgent with an IED but hostile countries with oil dollars to build a huge war machine that they'll pay off against.
323
posted on
04/06/2009 2:11:18 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: 5thGenTexan
its both! unlike “Stimulus”
324
posted on
04/06/2009 2:12:45 PM PDT
by
omega4179
(boycott government run entities)
To: MindBender26
You’re right about the 4, we need a couple hundred more.
325
posted on
04/06/2009 2:13:15 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: Professor_Leonide
Besides, you cant fight terrorists with the F-22 - It was designed to shoot down the best and brightest Soviet fighters around....such as the MiG-31s that Putin is selling to Chavez, Assad, etc...
326
posted on
04/06/2009 2:19:57 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: org.whodat
That is what it is!!! The day of the maned aircraft is fast coming to an end!!, Yes, they're all museum pieces, apparently.
Cheers!
327
posted on
04/06/2009 2:22:19 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Arrowhead1952
You're going to want to run over that area a few more times.
328
posted on
04/06/2009 2:24:06 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Hezbollah - Al Qaeda - Obama - Stone Age)
To: EGPWS
LOL...remember..it’s ‘saved’ or ‘created’. That the ‘wiggle room’ talking point of the Obama marxists.
329
posted on
04/06/2009 2:29:00 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: jazusamo
330
posted on
04/06/2009 2:30:46 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(If Liberals' GOAL was the Destruction of Western Civilization, would their behavior differ?)
To: GBA
We've spent much of the W years using and abusing our equipment while the Russians and the Chinese are upgrading theirs. I disagree. We've abused our a-10s, and helicopters and ground transportation, but our navy and airforce have had little abuse during the bush years.
To: CAluvdubya
Oh I like spring break a lot. That was imaginative as well.
332
posted on
04/06/2009 2:31:43 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(El Pres__dente, es un cula grande!)
To: Professor_Leonide
This account has been banned or suspended. Okay
|
Aww Gee.... Poor Widdle Twoll Him Got Banned |
Check out the Tag Line:
posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 1:00:14 PM by Professor_Leonide (I said to the young man who showed me a photo, "Who can ever be sure what is behind a mask?") Wrong Troll!
The Mods are very good at "unmasking" trolls.
Bye Bye.
333
posted on
04/06/2009 2:40:59 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Jeff Gordon
Havent read the whole thread but also, what about Ukraine, Georgia.....We better have F-22’s. Russia is intent on restarting the cold war....now resource oriented rather than pure ideology. That could make things go hot much easier.
334
posted on
04/06/2009 2:46:03 PM PDT
by
blasater1960
( Dt 30, Ps 111, The Torah is perfect, attainable, now and forever)
To: 5thGenTexan
>>Instead of arguing about jobs (another form of earmarking IMHO), how about arguing the value of the weapon system to our military? This argument makes the F-22 seem like a make-work program, not a US military lifesaving system. <<
Exactly - whats the mainline fighter gonna be?
335
posted on
04/06/2009 2:49:33 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
To: blasater1960
That could make things go hot much easier. Mr Sneaky Little Bitch, Obama, is working to make sure that our resistance will be futile.
336
posted on
04/06/2009 2:51:13 PM PDT
by
Jeff Gordon
(I don't trust Obama with my country. Do you?)
To: jazusamo
Obama is drawing upon the success of gun-free zones. The least one is able to defend themselves, the better.
To: GBA
You need to do some research on the F-35. Its not even close to the F-22. The F-22 is a major leap beyond the F-15. The F-35 may or may not be all that much better than the airplanes it is supposed to replace in terms of range, load, agility, etc.
The F-22 is a great aircraft, it builds up where we left off with the F-14/F-15. I don't know, this is just a feeling but the F-35 looks like a piece of junk to put things in a nutshell. I'd rather bring back the F-5 or go to the boneyard and bring back some old Sabre-Jets and update them with modern avionics and fire control systems than use the F-35.
338
posted on
04/06/2009 2:53:24 PM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Is Barak HUSSEIN Obama an Anti-Christ? - B.O. Stinks! (Robert Riddle))
To: jazusamo
Hey who needs top of the line military fighters anyway? The world is at peace now since Obama was elected. Magical green jobs take priority, not evil military industrial jobs that destroy the environment by making useful things that keep our country safe.
To: Sigurdrifta
If the Iranians for example decide to do something stupid Obambi will be controlled by events whether he likes it or not.I disagree.....
Obama will do what Obama wants to do.
He's a hardheaded pacifist pig. If he does not want to strike back, he will not do it.
This is what concerns me with nukes. If Iran uses one, Obama will sit on his thumbs and pretend he is superior by not doing anything. Hence, the response deterrent is not there now. We become sitting targets.
340
posted on
04/06/2009 3:06:11 PM PDT
by
SteamShovel
(Global Warming, the New Patriotism)
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