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The question that must be answered before gobs of taxpayor money goes down the tubes is "What real (not made up) threat requires this expense?" What cannot be done with our existing equipment? I find it ridiculous to get this far out on spending when the Def Dept et al. has chewed up so much money for so long.
Make us money? Who sees that money? A limited number of shareholders, and a small percentage of the populace that works for mfr. / contractor. The gen public will not see any benefit on sales of these planes.
How about putting that money into college scholarships to our kids? Lessons can be learned from other countries that do not believe a massive military budget is necessary for quality of life the people.
Patriotism does not equal militarism. Nor the opposite. Lest one gets jiggy and fires off comments of naive or wuss, I am ex Army brat, father first in that branch to have his name on the fuselage of an F15; and am also ex Airborne Infantry myself....
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