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http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/airforce-schwartz-defends-cost-of-next-gen-bomber-022912w/Schwartz defends cost of next-gen bomber
By Jeff Schogol - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 12:52:52 EST
At a breakfast with reporters Wednesday, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explained why he expects the bombers sticker price to stay at $550 million a pop.
unhappycamper comment: A frickking F-22 costs $418 million dollars. B-2 bombers cost $2.4 billion dollars each. Shit - a Predator drone costs around $36.3 million dollars. Those Hellfire missiles we use to kill 'insurgents' costs $160 grand.
Where do you think you can find a bomber for a lousy $550 million dollars?
Don't bogart that joint, my friend.
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Wha chu smoking, dude? (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Mar 2012
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madokie
(51,076 posts)2. Don't bogart that joint my friend, pass it on over to me
In my best Lowell George voice
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. I'd feel a lot safer with Medicare for All.