[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

This was a Democratic baby. The members of the Democratic HASC was pushing this program.

[ZOOKER]

Guess there would be a lot of pressure brought to bear here - if GE can't get in on the F-35, it's out of the military engine business.

That's an exaggeration - I'm sure they still supply engines for other military planes but this will decrease as older aircraft are retired.