Posted on 06/24/2002 11:57:43 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A House committee voted last night to kill the $11 billion Crusader artillery system and begin a search for a more mobile weapon, a victory for President Bush.
The language is a retreat by lawmakers facing veto threats from the White House, which considers the proposed 40-ton Crusader a Cold War relic too cumbersome for an Army emphasizing mobility.
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