The air war will be a cakewalk.... against other fighters. But these days the greatest threat to a fighter isn't other fighters, it's SAMs. The F-22's stealthiness allows it to operate safely in a SAM infested environment, where our current generation fighters like the F-15 would get mauled.
I think the Air Force ought to acquire more F-22's. I just think that decision should come from Gates, not from some self-interested Congressmen who have drunk the Lockheed Kool-Aid.
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