This is sad news. I know first hand the capabilities of the A-10 and have called in many fire missions with them back in my early Army days. The only other effective and quick support was the blackhawk. But during my tenure they were new and all the generals, foreign and domestic, wanted to witness their support.
And that congressman sounds like the typical clown we have in the house! I honestly believe that in order to qualify to run for any federal political position (ie. Congress), you must have honorably served in the military. The F35 is a failure. The only winner are the lockheed and the congress pukes in their pockets!
There once was a time, no long ago, that we had lots of strong military support in Congress. They are mostly all gone, dead or retired... the few still there have no power or voice anymore! Or we have schizo's like McPain!
