first we already have the jets, all this says is we dont need more. While others still play catch up.
2nd we are fighting 2 wars, and the major conflits we see is most likey in the future...the F-22 has no, or limited role...while other programs we are under funding have a very large role.
the Pentagon has stated it does not want these, congress buys them anyway...its just the same old same old...no one wants to lose the jobs in there district attached to the program.
like it or not, the Military has to have a budget as well, and the F-22 currently I think ranks pretty low in priority, and yet very high on price...so its a fairly easy choice.
If we realy need the F-22....I open as to where we want to take the money out of to build them. Some other military program? or we just going spend even more on military...knowing we already outspend the next 4-5 nations added together in military spending.
also I think its not as easy as threat vs capability...just becuse there is no threat does not mean we should not prepair for it...and just becuse we can build someting, does not mean we should just becuse well ...we can...even if we have no idea what we would do with it.
