I just think the American people are going to have a hard time understanding how when we said a year ago that these were $220 million less expensive to operate than the other ones, that all of a sudden now we are just going to put 18 of these things in a warehouse.
Norman D. Dicks: “I just think the American people are going to have a hard time understanding how when we said a year ago that these were…”
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Expressing concern over the decision to warehouse Global Hawks despite their cost-effectiveness.
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