Sen. Bond assails USAF's priorities, calling F-22 a 'glamour project'

Sen. Christopher Bond (R-Mo.) yesterday accused U.S. the Air Force of compromising interdiction, airlift, suppression of enemy air defenses, and future long-range bombing missions in order to "funnel" money into its "favored glamour project," the F-22. Bond said he would prefer that the Air Force...

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