[El Gato]

It’s not that they don’t want more C-17s, it’s that there are other things they want more. They should have both. There would be plenty of money for it, if Congress and the Administration weren’t spending to put drunken sailors to shame, on things not made the responsibility of the federal government by the Constitution

[Windflier]

The Pentagon has repeatedly stated that they have no use for new C-17 aircraft, and that their current fleet is substantial and sufficient.

Not so fast there, Bubba. I'm pretty sure the next president is going to need a whole lot more carrying capacity for the 30 million illegals we'll be drop-shipping to Mexico.

[blam]

C-17 Cargo Plane

[blue state conservative]

Well this POGO group seems to be pretty far left. There Board consists of NYT journalists, a contributor to Nation magazine and a few Democrat underlings. Not sure that’s the best group to render a verdict on military hardware.

[JRandomFreeper]

stated that 180 C-17s are all that are necessary

Because, I suppose, if the situation is so bad you can't fix it with 180 C-17s, just send a B-52 with a nuke.

/johnny