[MaxPlus305]

If Dick Cheney was against it, it must be bad.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Dick Cheney canceled the F-14D. Cheney tried to cancel the Osprey a month after its first flight, even before it had flown in fixed wing mode, based on the advice of an accountant by the name of Dr. David Chu. Chu made his recommendation based solely on cost and poor math skills. When it was pointed out to Chu and Cheney that their proposal for buying CH-53Es and UH-60s would cost more than the Osprey, because more helicopters would have to be purchased than MV-22s to accomplish the same missions, they were left slack-jawed. Cheney more often than not had the fecal touch while SECDEF.