$11 Billion isn’t chump change, unless you are the Department of Defense. They are squandering that amount on the F-22 Stealth Fighter. The warplane was designed in 1985 to fight a Soviet jet that was never built. It’s good to know that the US is still fighting the cold war, especially when the alleged "war on terror" is going so well for us in Iraq.
Irony aside, the think tank that recommended the fighter, the Institute for Defense Analysis is conveniently headed by Dennis Blair, a member of the board of the company building the plane. This is another outrageously egregious move by the Bush lead cronies to line their pockets at the expense of not only taxpayers but the lives of soldiers who could use the body armor that money could provide.
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