Political Quotes

“My colleagues, we are close to this vote, and what we are doing today is going down the path that we commenced after Vietnam because during Vietnam we lost 2,200 aircraft, mostly to SAM missiles. We lost aircraft that had pilots from every congressional district in this Nation. The smartest people in this country got together at our request, Congress and the President, and we asked, ``Is there any way to avoid radar so we can protect our pilots?'' Then, lo and behold, the great American technological base came up with stealth, with the ability to avoid radar. Now probably radar, the invention of radar, was the greatest military invention of this century. I would say the ability to avoid radar is probably the second greatest invention of this century. If we do not go with the B-2 bomber, we are going to see pilots go down just like Mr. O'Grady went down. Do not reject this technology. Protect our pilots.”