An amazing example of political interference in defense issues. The Pentagon wants to retire the A-10, a 1970's vintage aircraft designed to knock out Russian tanks. "FUCK THAT," screeches Governor Brewer of AZ where the A-10's training base is located.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/azdc/2014...g/9522653/
If only al-Qaeda had tanks and armored vehicles perhaps a case could be made. Instead, we are to be saddled with this dinosaur for eternity because there is a base located in AZ. Needless to say, Rep. Barber who wrote the provision to keep the A-10 flying for another year is a Democrat which makes them no fucking better.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/azdc/2014...g/9522653/
Quote:Gov. Jan Brewer has written to Arizona's Capitol Hill delegation to remind them of the importance of military spending to the state's economy and to encourage them to fight for the A-10 Thunderbolt II and other priorities.
In identical May 19 letters to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake and all nine U.S. House members, Brewer argued the case against the Pentagon's "sequestration-driven proposals for sweeping cuts to key defense programs" and decisions such as the one to retire all of the A-10s, the durable "Warthog" plane that has proven effective in combat against enemy tanks and armored vehicles. A-10 pilots train at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona.
If only al-Qaeda had tanks and armored vehicles perhaps a case could be made. Instead, we are to be saddled with this dinosaur for eternity because there is a base located in AZ. Needless to say, Rep. Barber who wrote the provision to keep the A-10 flying for another year is a Democrat which makes them no fucking better.
