This author himself seems to be a closet commie. Why was there no hue and cry when we entered into a 20 year agreement with Russia? Were we equal partners then? Is it better to get junk from Russia, rather than state of the art stuff from the US. The US is not forcing us to buy F16s, or anything. We could buy from anywhere. Why put a negative spin on something that is potentially very good for the country? "It will be unwise to dismiss their public opposition." What rubbish!!