[Salvavida]

Yes, but there were legitimate arguments to shut it down. If nothing more, the savings can go to the unexpected maintenance costs.

I disagree however, with the argument stating that it meeds to be cut because it hasn’t even been used in IZ or AF. That is intellectual dishonesty.

Why in the heck would you wheel out this technology for your enem(ies) to study, in a fight where the technology is irrelevent?

If you need to check the performance of the F-22, go out to the Mojave desert.

Or practice on Venezuela. Something.

[PIF]

And so our Senators piss away 90,000 jobs and slash the business for 1000 subcontractors. The whole thing stinks, but the Russians and Chinese are cheering - they will be exporting their latest air superiority fighters to all comers - the F15 boys will have to stay in their hangers, our ground troops stay home, and the Navy in port.

Gates et al seem to think that if we need an air superiority fighter next time we have a war, they'll just order one up. The F35 certainly will not do the job, if it ever gets off the groound and goes into production.

So begins the first stage of the Obama/Gates unilteral disarmament program.

[org.whodat]

If you need to check the performance of the F-22, go out to the Mojave desert.

You may be correct, that is pretty close to where the last one crashed.