The F-22 Raptor has no clothes!

[FiscalConservative]

Forgive my bastardization of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful skewering of the self important and realize that the mighty F-22 is not what it is marketed to be. Apparently, when it's not busy suffocating it's crew, it's getting it's ass handed to it by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Pentagon has to stop building these silly BVR missile platforms that can't dogfight to save their lives, it was stupid in the 60's and it's stupid now.

Don't believe the hype, for this plane, or for the other "vaunted" flying money pit that Canada seems hellbent on purchasing, the F-35.

[DA_Champion]

Forgive my bastardization of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful skewering of the self important and realize that the mighty F-22 is not what it is marketed to be. Apparently, when it's not busy suffocating it's crew, it's getting it's ass handed to it by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Pentagon has to stop building these silly BVR missile platforms that can't dogfight to save their lives, it was stupid in the 60's and it's stupid now.

Don't believe the hype, for this plane, or for the other "vaunted" flying money pit that Canada seems hellbent on purchasing, the F-35.

The United States is a naval power.

Do you really expect them not to buy the best air force in the world?

Half of the point of the F22 is to create engineering jobs so that they can build a better plane in the future.

[FiscalConservative]

Forgive my bastardization of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful skewering of the self important and realize that the mighty F-22 is not what it is marketed to be. Apparently, when it's not busy suffocating it's crew, it's getting it's ass handed to it by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Pentagon has to stop building these silly BVR missile platforms that can't dogfight to save their lives, it was stupid in the 60's and it's stupid now.

Don't believe the hype, for this plane, or for the other "vaunted" flying money pit that Canada seems hellbent on purchasing, the F-35.

The United States is a naval power.

Do you really expect them not to buy the best air force in the world?

Half of the point of the F22 is to create engineering jobs so that they can build a better plane in the future.

Did you read the article? If they wanted a better plane, they should be buying the Typhoon.

[DA_Champion]

Forgive my bastardization of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful skewering of the self important and realize that the mighty F-22 is not what it is marketed to be. Apparently, when it's not busy suffocating it's crew, it's getting it's ass handed to it by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Pentagon has to stop building these silly BVR missile platforms that can't dogfight to save their lives, it was stupid in the 60's and it's stupid now.

Don't believe the hype, for this plane, or for the other "vaunted" flying money pit that Canada seems hellbent on purchasing, the F-35.

The United States is a naval power.

Do you really expect them not to buy the best air force in the world?

Half of the point of the F22 is to create engineering jobs so that they can build a better plane in the future.

Did you read the article? If they wanted a better plane, they should be buying the Typhoon.

Did you read my point?

If they don't buy domestically-built craft, they can lose the ability to build domestically manufactured craft.

Military technology will be the last thing to get outsourced.

[FiscalConservative]

Forgive my bastardization of Hans Christian Andersen's wonderful skewering of the self important and realize that the mighty F-22 is not what it is marketed to be. Apparently, when it's not busy suffocating it's crew, it's getting it's ass handed to it by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Pentagon has to stop building these silly BVR missile platforms that can't dogfight to save their lives, it was stupid in the 60's and it's stupid now.

Don't believe the hype, for this plane, or for the other "vaunted" flying money pit that Canada seems hellbent on purchasing, the F-35.

The United States is a naval power.

Do you really expect them not to buy the best air force in the world?

Half of the point of the F22 is to create engineering jobs so that they can build a better plane in the future.

Did you read the article? If they wanted a better plane, they should be buying the Typhoon.

Did you read my point?

If they don't buy domestically-built craft, they can lose the ability to build domestically manufactured craft.

Military technology will be the last thing to get outsourced.

I know they will never buy foreign, but my argument has nothing to do with that. The apparently undisputed best air superiority fighter ever devised by anyone, the one they made a new term for, air dominance, is actually very bad at it's job. That is my argument. To extend it, I would say, don't ever forget that air superiority will always require strong dogfighting ability.

Why did they call it a Hornet? Cause it stings.
Why did they call it an Eagle? Cause it soars.
Why did they call it a Raptor? Cause it's dead.