John McCain seems intent on killing our military/industrial base, sometimes.
He screws Boeing, on the Tanker deal, and now this?
So we'll end up with less than half of the original desired procurement, which will be better than nothing, and its replacement is probably already on the drawing board.
When I was at Griffiss AFB in the early 90's, I used to drive past a Rome Labs site on my way to the job, and they had an F-22 carcass up on a pedestal, testing it for ECM. Nothing secret about it back then, you could see it from the highway. So, it is already kinda long in the tooth, even though it's only been deployed for a short time. It's the way it works now.
Someone sent me some photos of these Beauties yesterday as the first ones dispatched to Langley AF Base...
There are a lot of people who see air supremacy as America’s birthright, and something that will never go away, no matter how what equipment the USAF flies. These people are confused - air supremacy is a temporary and fleeting phenomenon that requires frequent equipment upgrades and a large number of planes. The US built more airplanes than every other country involved in WWII - put together. And yet it never had air supremacy.
McCain did the good little Manchurian Candidate take-a-dive last year, apologizing to ali Hussein if his face hurt the soles of The One's boots.
America must have air dominance, hence must have the F-22.
ali Hussein hates America, hence America must not have the F-22.
In the manner of the "leave the gun, take the cannoli" line, I recommend America leave ali Hussein and take the F-22.
Or in the alternative, give him to Hugo Chavez a la the birthday gift in The Boys in the Band.
The Raptor engages and kills before the enemy knows it's there.
Very nice.
For contrast, let us suggest that the boy king from Kenya eschew his five inches of ballistic armor and his roll-flat tires and do his next motorcade in a Prius.
Aw, gee, he's scowling--we've made him mad.
Air dominance since the Korean War.
Sweeping the skies of Russian-piloted Migs with our advanced Sabre Jets.
Obama wants us to keep going down in the F-80s.
Send Obama and Gates and McCain out on an ice floe as an offering for the polar bears.
Everybody's gotta sacrifice, gotta have some skin in the game.
Too expensive? If it saves the lives of our military personal, then the cost is justified.
Its funny, the republicrats speak of "health care", yet they will dismiss the life of a soldier because of the cost?
Hypocrisy is amazing isn't it?