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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:45 PM
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Gates Press Conference now on CNN
Edited on Mon Apr-06-09 12:45 PM by Thrill
Sounds like he is only going to buy 4 more F-22 jets

But Double the amount of F-18s
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:47 PM
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1. Good, F18 is a good bird...there's no more need to spend 500billion on "star wars" that doesn't work
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:49 PM
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2. More money for predator drones. :(
:puke:
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:49 PM
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3. I see they are following up with a guy who isn't happy with the
announcement.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:52 PM
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5. Yeah. I see he is also in GA. Which is where the F-22 is built
My guess is if you check him out, he is connected to that contractor in some way
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:53 PM
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7. ah!..thanks......he sounded like a war monger imo. n/t
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:52 PM
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4. Increased money for the injured, health care funding etc. n/t
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 12:53 PM
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6. Perhaps, but these programs were "off the books" so any number would look like a great increase.
:shrug:
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