tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post4173532182693815018..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Another Hilzoy Must-Read: the F-22 FiascoDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-24256845014557829532009-07-19T01:29:19.030-07:002009-07-19T01:29:19.030-07:00But what good is an Aircraft that can only fly (if...But what good is an Aircraft that can only fly (if the reports are accurate) for 1.7 hours before there is a CRITICAL failure ??Atheist Chaplainhttp://www.soyouthinkimabarstard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-41015368217726462872009-07-15T14:33:02.298-07:002009-07-15T14:33:02.298-07:00At least the fucking thing works...
http://www.ti...At least the fucking thing works...<br /><br />http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1665835,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-70451207209204011752009-07-15T12:45:34.340-07:002009-07-15T12:45:34.340-07:00This morning the Atlanta Journal-Constitution publ...This morning the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a guest column, "U.S. military needs the F-22..." by Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson. Saxby Chambliss, you may recall, is the one whose 2002 campaign ads questioned the patriotism of Democrat Max Cleland - a Vietnam war veteran who lost 3 limbs in combat. Today's column extolled all the virtues of the F-22, yet failed to mention the initial cost for our fleet of this one airplane is equal to ONE HALF of China's ENTIRE annual military budget! <br /><br />From the WaPo article Hilzoy cited: "because of the plane's huge costs, the Air Force lacks money to modernize its other forces adequately and has 'embarked on what we used to call unilateral disarmament'... "<br /><br />Money pits like the F-22 are the reason why our guys had to up armor their HumVees in Iraq at their own expense - and a lot of them became casualties before they could get the job done.<br /><br />Hey Saxby, whose the partiot now? Shithead.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107206395412209448noreply@blogger.com