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Old 11th Jul 2008, 01:43
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
The only losers I can see are the individual States and people in them that where / are hoping for the factory to be built and the jobs it creates in some of the poorer parts of the USA
No, the real losers are the USAF, the folks on the line flying the 60 year old KC-135s, maintaining them, modifying them, etc.

I have reached the point I don't really care who wins just so long as we get a plane soon...we'll make it work.

...same with CSAR-X.
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