Thursday, June 25, 2009

Defense Veto Threatened Over F-35 Fighter Engine

F-35 (Photo from Objective Interface)

From The Hill:

The White House is threatening to veto the 2010 defense policy bill if it authorizes funding for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

As the House is preparing to take up the 2010 defense authorization bill, the Office of Management and Budget issued a statement of administration policy stating that the president’s senior advisers would recommend a veto if the final bill “would seriously disrupt the F-35 program.”

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My Comment: Should we put all of our eggs in one basket? Congress says no, bu the White House says yes.

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