Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
A three-star Admiral (can't remember who) testified before Congress that "...there's no question the A-10 is the best platform for CAS, but how important is CAS?"
It seems to me, for the last 23 years, CAS has been THE single most important facet of our airpower fight.
Yeah, but why should we let the threat drive our procurement decisions? I say let's buy the airplane that makes us happy and fly the missions we like. The enemy will just have to get with the program and stop attacking our ground troops!
