Original sentence: A statement issued by Secretary Gates on 21 July, 2009 said that "the Pentagon cannot continue with business as usual when it comes to the F-22 or any other program in excess of our needs.The Obama administration and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates believe the F-35 would be superior to the F-22s in combat
Edited sentence: "  A statement issued by Secretary Gates on 21 July, 2009 said that "the Pentagon cannot continue with business as usual when it comes to the F-22 or any other program in excess of our needs.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that the decision to stop production of F-22s was taken in light of the capabilities of the F-35 which "is 10 to 15 years newer than the F-22, carries a much larger suite of weapons, and is superior in a number of areas – most importantly, air-to-ground missions such as destroying sophisticated enemy air defenses