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I think you misread the article and posted a garbage comment. The article, while perhaps garbage, is "A-10 is best, despite efforts by others to end it". Point
by trynumber9 12y ago
I think you misread the article and posted a garbage comment.
The article, while perhaps garbage, is "A-10 is best, despite efforts by others to end it". Point by point the author's narrative is clear:
"But it is heavily armored and wickedly armed, making it a ruthlessly effective weapon. And that is why, despite ongoing efforts by Defense Department brass to kill it, the Warthog is headed back into battle to help in the fight against ISIS."
"That makes the A-10 something of a zombie—it refuses to die. The Air Force wants to scuttle the 238 A-10s"
"The A-10, little more than a flying tank, is perfectly suited to the task and beloved by pilots and troops alike."
"The A-10 can take a ton of abuse, and continue flying if it’s lost an engine, a tail or even half of a wing."
and so on... The article is about the A-10 versus the Air Force brass, a continuation of the "Whiz Kids" versus the tried and true. The narrative is not "America is best".
- supergirl 12y agoThe whole article including your quotes praise this weapon made by US which was designed to "take apart a Soviet tank". It is “the ugliest, most beautiful aircraft on the planet.” It's like an ad for the army or something. America's toughest airplane, a flying zombie tank, is resurrected to destroy the evil ISIS. War is so cool.
- madcow2011 12y agoI fail to see anything wrong with any of the issues you mentioned.
- supergirl 12y agoWhat do you consider wrong? It should be wrong to glorify killing people. This is what the article does, doesn't it? It's basically an enumeration of things that make this war plane awesome, written in a North Korea propaganda style. Come on, it even ends with a threat...
- rjdagost 12y agoThe article was a discussion of the back and forth between steak and sizzle in military procurement. Seems a bit hyperbolic to interpret it as part of a heinous, jingoistic propaganda campaign.
- supergirl 12y agoNo, this is an article about military procurement: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141113/DEFREG02/311130034/Congress-Likely-Reject-10-Partial-Retirement-Plan http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141113/DEFREG02/3111300... (Btw hyperbolic, although sounding cool, is not what you really wanted to say)