"Of course, the $411 million Raptor doesn’t fight any wars. America’s premiere aerial attack plane was kept out of conflicts from Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya. And that was back when it was deemed airworthy."
It is getting pretty close to yellow journalism.
The F-22 has problems. More so, those problems point directly at USAF leadership and less so with the design of the aircraft. The F-22 is the only machine that we have to maintain regional air domination...in areas where short-ranged fighter aircraft can be used for such work. Unlike the F-35 which won't be useful for any kind of war we engage in--certainly not given the money it will consume.
The fact that the F-22 hasn't been in Libya is more a sign of poor strategic leadership. Just like the poor strategic leadership that put us in Libya in the first place.
As for the original Operation: USELESS DIRT duo; we haven't used nuclear ballistic missiles either. I guess we should get rid of those.
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