This is an awesome review of the history of the Warthog and the current policy of replacing them with a platform that is over budget and still not ready for deployment.
This start sets the tone for the piece:
Bullets pelted the armored plating of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle as insurgents surrounded the small convoy. A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) ravaged the lead vehicle, forcing the occupants to dive for cover from the flames and shrapnel. The convoy was outgunned and outnumbered by the well-coordinated insurgent attack.
Read the full worthwhile story @ The A-10 the F-35 and the Future of Close Air Support Part I