02/01/2010
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"I don't need to be told by an Air Force general about cost savings and what we need to defend this Nation."
"I have yet to meet, General, an Army commander with responsibility for troops on the ground that believes that a B-1 or an F-16 replace the capability of the A-10."
"I continue to be puzzled and deeply disappointed that colleagues on both sides of the aisle don't realize the danger that we're putting our national security in."
"You will not pursue the elimination of the finest CAS weapon system in the world with answers like that."