The defense-spending panel not only decided to keep Lockheed Martin's F-22 fighter jet program alive - despite a personal promise by the president to veto any defense bill containing more funds - but went ahead with funding for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which also provoked an Obama veto threat. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.