From The Danger Room:Congress and the Pentagon are locked in a tug-of-war over the future of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter. The likely outcome is the termination of the F-22 line... and the end of 56 years of "air dominance," during which not a single U.S. soldier has been killed in an enemy air attack. That is, if you believe the alarms being sounded by the Air Force Association, the air service's major lobbying group. "The demise of the F-22 explains the weakening of USAF’s grip on air dominance," an AFA editorial claims.
Legislators want the military to spend $140 million on parts for 20 more Raptors, to be completed after Barack Obama takes office in January. But the Pentagon said it would spend only $50 million, enough to start building another four Raptors, and let the new Administration decide whether it wants any more Raptors after that.
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My Comment: It all comes down to money. Policy decisions and national security needs being decided on what funds are available to disburse. I know that Congress has always limited the money that the Pentagon can receive .... but it appears that in today's environment the money that is available is really tight. The question that I want to know is the following .... what are we losing by tightening these budgets ..... i.e. what are the consequences for our national security with these decisions.