LAST EDITED ON Dec-05-08 AT 06:02 AM (EST)
 
Of course the USAF tried to get rid of the A-10; that's because they hate the (nonetheless vital) "ground attack/close air support" mission. It's not sexy enough. Maybe we should revive the Army Air Corps, so the zoomies can stop bitching, get their feet out of the mud, and go back to playing at being knights of the air - at least until UAVs finally make them obsolete.

(Sorry, I'll clean that up. Just haven't been impressed by the alternating streams of macho bullshit and petulant whining coming out of that service lately.)