The Air Force has been trying to kill the A10 since before it flew. They want to fly faster, higher and stealthier, not slow moving ground pounders. At one point it got to where Congress threatened to give the Army their own ground support fixed wing aircraft like the Marines.
Actually “What-is-his-real-name-is-it-obamba” probably has no idea what an A-10 is or does. If keeping the A-10 is the only thing that comes out of this, it will be a good thing...besides, we will need A-10s to fight the other zipperheads we’re arming in Syria as well.
Pushes to get rid of the A-10 predate Obama by decades. Pretty much since the first one came off the assembly line somebody has been trying to EOL it.
I have long felt that the A-10, being the only active fixed wing aircraft designed specifically for close air support, should not be removed from the force structure without a suitable replacement. The roles and missions arguments that dictate that the Army must try to accomplish the CAS function with rotary wing aircraft is patently absurd and expensive.
Unlike the bombing campaign undertaken in Bosnia, CAS from 16000 ft. is practical only in the eyes of wimpy politicians.
“Anything that came before Premier Obola is obsolete and must be replaced. He is so much smarter than anyone else who has ever lived. “
Obama doesn’t know what an A-10 is. He had nothing to do with this decision which is way above his competency level.