[Iron Munro]

“It would eliminate the Air Force’s A-10 “Warthog” attack jets, which provide ground troops with close air support. That would save $3.5 billion over five years, Hagel said.”

Close air support is the game changer in a ground war.
Obama wants to eliminate close air support for US ground forces to reduce our ability to project power on the ground.

[Regulator]

That would save $3.5 billion over five years, Hagel said

Might have something with driving Fairchild Republic out of business.

And having to give Boeing billions to do the wing update.

Republic would have been able to do it on a sustaining engineering contract...but no, they hadda be dumped.

Costs you know. Gotta pay more billons for the children of illegals.