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Norman D. Dicks: “The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] says stealth does not matter. Stealth helped us win the gulf war. But this was…”

On the recordJune 23, 1997
The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] says stealth does not matter. Stealth helped us win the gulf war. But this was after Saddam had already grabbed Kuwait. We then blew him out of the ground, in essence, with the F-117. What we are saying is with the B-2, we can stop him from getting Kuwait. That is the big difference.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing the importance of stealth technology in military strategy.

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