ISIS may have saved the A-10

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/air-force-a-10-isis/index.html

"...With growing global chaos and turmoil on the rise, we simply cannot afford to prematurely retire the best close air support weapon in our arsenal without fielding a proper replacement,..."

Thank God! The A-10 has saved my butt on more than one occasion in Danger Close situations. I hated hearing the initial news that they were going to retire it... I have a personal connection to that wonderful piece of equipment - because of it, I'm still breathing!