Cutting B-1Bs 'sensible, logical,' Rumsfeld says
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD RUMSFELD said July 18 that the Air Force's proposal to cut the B-1B bomber fleet from 93 to 60, and use the savings to modernize the remaining aircraft, is "a very sensible, logical, cost-effective approach" despite meeting opposition from some members of Congress. "I...
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