Roundup: The F-22 - Innocent victim or ready for the axe?
StoryAugust 13, 2009
With its Cold War-planted roots recently hoed by SECDEF Gates' recommendations, nothing (except possibly FCS) elicits the same collective sigh of disappointment as saying goodbye to the F-22. But was it really a bad move for our Armed Forces?
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Rep. Barney Frank (D., MA) (file photo; courtesy The Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts)
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With its Cold War-planted roots recently hoed by SECDEF Gates’ recommendations, nothing (except possibly FCS) elicits the same collective sigh of disappointment as saying goodbye to the F-22. But was it really a bad move for our Armed Forces?
Check out these links to articles and information from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Center for American Progress, and even a press call with Congressman Barney Frank (D., MA) and decide for yourself:
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- Premier U.S. Fighter Jet Has Major Shortcomings
- Lawmakers Make Surprise Move to Keep Lockheed Fighter Alive
- Fact Sheet on Proposed Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget
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[Photo credit: An F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis June 22 - U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Dejarnett]
