>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.

I think its more the brass that hate it than the pilots. Once they fire the 30mm and shred a target tank for the first time, I would think most pilots would love the thing. It epitomizes 'more power'.