Return to Article: Lawmaker backs more fighter jet funding despite appearances

By Megan Scully CongressDaily June 18, 2009
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    I totally agree with Wll (June 19)Australia has fought along side the USA in every major since WW1, It's OK for us to fight and die beside US troops, but its not OK to sell us the necessary advanced hardware to defend OUR nation. Russian designed aircraft are proliferating in our region. The F35 JSF will be shot out of the sky by existing Russian designs, how much more by their new 5th Gen Designs. The USA must lift the export ban on the F22 or they will see a major shift in the balance of power away from themselves and their allies and towards Russia, China & their allies

    Paul Posted June 26, 2009 2:44 AM
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    Actually, the Air Force DOES want them. The head of air combat command said capping the F-22 at 187 is a high-risk move for national security. The former Air Force secretary and former Air Force Chief of Staff were both fired for saying that the service needed 381.

    By cutting what was supposed to be 750 F-22 to just 187, Gates is shaping the future foreign policy of the US without congressional input and without a QDR or any analysis. This is why Abercrombie and other democrats are supporting more F-22s.

    Elected members of congress as well as air force generals have the right to be heard.

    -Mark

    mark Posted June 23, 2009 7:32 PM
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    Wonderful, Gates doesn't want them and the Air Force doesn't want them but Congress is going to shove additional F-22's down our throats!! This is at the same time they are underfunding the sustainment of the aircraft we already have to the point of not funding Safety Requirements.

    Guess we should just forget what is needed by our men and women in uniform and listen to Congress, most of who have never been in the military.

    Hope Posted June 22, 2009 10:54 AM
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    what the services don't need is the F35 its obsolete and the 1st one hasn't even came off the production line

    dan m ketter Posted June 19, 2009 5:40 PM
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    Guess whose shaking down Martin Marietta for a bigger campaign contribution? If Robert Gates says that 187 F-22s are enough then it is obviously too many anyway. So, it's ridiculous to try to increase the amount.

    Less is better.

    Robert M. Posted June 19, 2009 8:17 AM
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    with the guaranteed proliferation of russian's 5th gen fighters from next decade, which country has cash can buy the top end fighters so US will no longer enjoy the 'stealth' monopoly. & to not sell F22 to their closest allies i see it as contempt when those countries like japan, australia will be next door to the new front of china & n korea. also selling F22 to those countries will relieve US responsibility of supplying their own planes in future conflicts around the region.

    will Posted June 19, 2009 3:24 AM

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