To: RightWhale; Enchante; Rokke; Pukin Dog
The U.S. is retiring fighters more advanced than other nations can field. That's a multi-generational technological superiority.
And yes, the F-117 should be given to Israel, Taiwan, and Japan...all of whom can afford to maintain them if desired, or fly them until they are unsafe if not.
They would also make a nice friendship gift to India.
60 posted on
11/02/2006 6:16:24 PM PST by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Southack
"...all of whom can afford to maintain them if desired/"
Even for the countries you list, better capability exists (and is in use) than is represented by the F-117.
63 posted on
11/02/2006 6:18:50 PM PST by
Rokke
To: Southack
We wont be giving the F-117 to anyone. Too many little secrets in there that we wont trust to even Israel. Aint gonna happen.
These airframes will be cut into very small pieces.
69 posted on
11/02/2006 6:43:59 PM PST by
Pukin Dog
(Being a Liberal is just a coping mechanism for low self esteem and/or bad parenting.)
To: Southack
The Pentagon started development on the F-22 back in the mid 80s, and even though it is just starting it's service life, as far as the tech development labs are concerned, it's old technology, the F-22's technology is fast approaching 20 years already.
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