C. Genrall, a military analyst for the conservative Ivy Tower research group. Look at Desert Storm. If that had run a few weeks longer, we would have been able to walk to Baghdad on the wreckage left by our air strikes. This appropriation will help ensure that any foe meets just that fate. Genrall said that it doesn't matter what the money is spent on, as long as it goes towards new equipment.
War is one area where throwing money at the problem makes sense.
But Rep. Ruth Libstein, D-NY, objected to the decision, calling in floor debate for a moratorium on new aircraft purchases. Sen. Dwight Draconian, R-ND, also denounced the action. Once again we are pumping more money into the hands of defense contractors. A few programs fell outside the overall resolution on the level of procurement spending. While some issues remain unresolved, today Congress also acted on two other important questions of equipment purchases for the Air Force.