All the jobs in various states this contract will create has been posted several times on this thread. Are you one of those, "don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up" type of person? There is more than "one dinky little plant" in Alabama. Boeing cheated the first time on this airplane. Maybe that had something to do with the award.
Don’t worry about Tanker Aircraft, worry about our aging fighter fleet.
My Nephew is a Flight Commander for the USAF. All the F-15’s are starting to become dangerous to fly. The step to F-22’s is not happening like they promised over 3 years ago.
The Bush administration, and the Democrat controlled Congress is holding/diverting funds and using upgrade appropriations to fund the War.
Many of our finest and trained pilots are ready to resign their commissions over this problem. It will only get much worse.