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• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • The Air force says it need 246 to do the mission. The Navy doesn't think we need ANY, so what does the freaking Air Force know... (The Navy wants the Air Force's budget and Secretary Gates is with them on that, in case anyone wasn't already aware.)

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • I agree with whoever said "dont terminate the F-22 program, just slow it down so if we need it later we can start it back up again."

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • The F-14, F-15 and F-16 were not designed for strike missions, but they certainly performed them well enough when called upon.

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • Imagine how much more money we would have for universal health care if we canceled the entire defense budget. Imagine how much more money we would have for universal health care if we canceled NASA's entire space program budget (manned and unmanned).

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • The chances of an actual shooting war with Russia or China is vanishingly small, but they have supplied weapons and war material to every adversary we've had since WWII. The idea that we will "never" need to defend against Russia's or China's latest weapons systems is horribly naive.

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • For what it's worth, the F-15 Eagle program is dead. The vast majority of them have been grounded due to airframe failures from overuse. They are too old for combat service. The only F-15 variant left is the F-15E Strike Eagle, a 2-seat ground attack version.

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • Secretary Gates, and many others in the Navy and Marine Corps like him, wants to "kill" the Air Force altogether, claiming the entire Service is "redundant". Is that OK with you, too?

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • Really "smart" people have been saying "the aerial fighter mission is outdated" for 75 years. Mostly Navy/USMC people, oddly enough.

• Does the United States need more F-22 fighter jets?

  Tue Jul 21, 2009
  • Claiming that the F-22 is an "outdated weapons system" is the most asinine statement I've read in years.

• What is your favorite product pitched by Billy Mays?

  Sun Jun 28, 2009
  • Ofellia: "For years I have made a joke about Billy Mays that when he dies, his tombstone will say "But wait.... there's MORE!!!" I wonder if they would really do that?" Oh God, I sure hope so! That would be perfect!