the United States Air Force Strategic Bombers Aircraft by the future in-which Senator John Warner, the high-ranking members of the armed services committee agreed with Welch statement. As a result, the Air Force got more funding to speed up the B-2 stealth bombers program and also the begin the development of the new and more advance stealth tactical-fighter air which started the YF-22 program and eventually would become the new F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. In March 1989, Larry Welch was rebuked by Defense Secretary Dick Cheney who intended to maintain civilian control of the military, due to Welch's unauthorized talks with a Congressman discussing some unresolved issues. Welch also argued that the federal deficit was also becoming a major national concern and that a smaller defense budget would be seen by some as major means of reducing the deficit. Welch emphasize that neither facts nor logic lead to a conclusion that the deficit is caused by increases within the defense spending or is likely to be cured by the decreases in defense spending. During his last year tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff Welch warn that Saddam Hussein buildup of its Military arsenal and his eager to be the superpower in the Middle-East would become threat to its neighborhood. Welch also warned about the potential threat within the Middle-East country by Iraq, which eventually resulted in the Iraq invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, a months after Welch retired from his tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff. During his last tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff, Welch mostly advising the Bush Administration and the National Security Council about the possible scenario if Iraq invade its neighbor and spark war within the Middle-East region. Welch also argued that maintaining that the Soviet phasedown brought to a head all the clichés about air power and the need to reexamine budgets accompanied by congressional pressure to spend the so-called “peace dividend.” On June 30, 1990, Welch retired from his position as Air Force Chief of Staff after four-years of tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff and 39 years active-duty service within the United States Air Force. Welch also become one of the candidate to succeed Admiral William Crowe as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His retirement ceremony was held at Andrews Air Force Base with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Air Force Secretary Donald B.