September 30, 2000 at 1:28 am
I came across some U.S. D.O.D. Scuttlebutt, that the Israeli Air Force has requested 50 F-22A Raptors. Here’s the kicker, their request was approved. For the Icing, provided as part of a F.M.S. package. !@#$%^. !!! This piss anyone else off ? The U.S. govt. won’t validate the reason for the USAF to have them. Now we have a free export, where’s the gain in that ??? Has capatilism gone blind ? Israel faces no threat that warrants this kind of weapon. What is the offset, what is the deal the Americans have with the Israelis ? I hope it is good. I as an American Taxpayer do not want to foot the bill for this. Especially when one of them could end up in Bejing. Tell me your thoughts on this, please ?