A Fighter Jet’s Fate Poses a Quandary for Obama
New York Times
By CHRISTOPHER DREW
December 9, 2008
Two of President-elect Barack Obama’s stated goals — cutting wasteful spending and saving or creating millions of jobs — are on a collision course in a looming decision over whether to keep building the F-22 fighter jet.
The F-22 fighter jet has been criticized as expensive, but cutting back on it would cost jobs.
Air Force officials have told Congress that they are hoping to win a $9 billion commitment to produce at least 60 F-22s over a three-year period, which would expand the fleet to 243.
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