[Hoodat]

No, it is the Air Force that didn't want the planes to begin with because it is not an Air Force plane. It is an Army plane best flown by Army pilots for ground support. The problem lies when you give the Air Force the authority to purchase all aircraft (just as it is when you let the Navy purchase all Marine Corps equipment).

Budget cuts for the A-10 did not occur until four years AFTER Dick Cheney left office. So to blame Dick Cheney for ordering them destroyed is simply not valid.

[SeeSharp]

Budget cuts for the operational A-10 squadrons happened after Cheney left office. Cheney ordered the destruction of the jigs, meaning no new A-10's could be built.