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  • Why We Need the F-22

    08/10/2009 9:39:43 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 32 replies · 1,085+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | August 9, 2009 | Merrill A. McPeak
    It’s been more than half a century since American soldiers were killed by hostile aircraft. Let's keep it that way.The United States relies on the Air Force, and the Air Force has never been the decisive factor in the history of war. —Saddam Hussein, before Desert Storm High-end conventional war is characterized by the clash of industrial forces. It’s armored, mechanized and increasingly air-power centric. Few are equipped by training or temperament to understand the phenomenon, especially as it concerns air warfare, a relatively recent aspect of the human experience. (In this regard, Saddam Hussein had plenty of company.) But...