USAF was never "keen on the idea of stopping B-2 production." Don't
know where you got that.

On this one point I would have to agree though the rest of the argument doesn't
ring true - I worked on both the F-22 and B-2 all through the 90s.

In 96 0r 97, Congress wanted the AF to "have" another 20 B-2s beyond the first
20. They even wanted to appropriate $550M for long lead spares. The AF
Generals at the five sided wind tunnel and ACC HQ at Langley then went enmasse
to Congress to tell then the DID NOT want more B-2s. Instead they wanted more
funding to accelerate the F-22.

The $550M was appropriated anyway and and instead of being spent on long lead,
it went, by direction of Bill Clinton, in an election year, to refurbish Air
Vehicle #1, a prototype that ACC wanted to turn into a static
display/maintenance trainer.

Guess it delivered SOCal to him and got Diane Feinstein re-elected though, IMHO
the only reason why it was made operational.