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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	F-22/JSF Debate
	Date:	7/15/2009 5:17:21 PM

Predates Obama. It was being discussed at least 3 years ago when I was still working. The problem is that we are increasingly reliant on UAVs like the Predator and other non-manned systems. Of course the battlefield strategies have changed, the nature of the enemy has changed, but the people that run the Services and submit the budgets and lobby Congress haven't changed.
Yes, it is hard to give up jobs, especially now, but to continue to throw money at a bloated program is not the answer. Industry will tell you that it is the fault of the government because we stretched out the schedule and reduced the overall number os systems we are buying, and there is some truth to that. But, defense companies are notoriously bad for keeping to a schedule and keeping control of costs. Acquisition reform is trying to address that. And Gates is trying to address it, but if Congress continues to earmark funds in the Defense Budget for F-22, there isn't a lot Gates can do.
We're in a transitional time in Defense, but unless we take on enemies with large, highly capable air capabilites, I can make a case that we don't need both aircraft.