TIME: V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame

[ladywnch]

This disasterous this is being deployed to Iraq. Expect troop losses to increase upon its arrival.

According to the article 70% of the Marine's budget has been spent on this this flying death trap. Money that could have gone into body armor, armored vehicles, things that actually work and would save lives.

25 years in the making. Many of its "must-have requirements" striped away when they couldn't be met.

Reading about this reminds me of the fraud and waste that went into the Bradley Fighting Vehicle years ago. If you haven't ever seen the movie Pentagon Wars, it's worth a look. History repeats itself......sadly.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1665835-1,00.html

[karlrschneider]

1. I've flown over 250 types of aircraft, very rarely with any qualms but I wouldn't even RIDE in that

abortion. :scared: