Mercenaries - Just an Update

Ms. Haiku
Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
edited August 2007 in A Moving Train
Probably not news

http://www.indypendent.org/?p=1230
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Taxation without representation.

    I was aware of some of this. I had no idea how vast and expensive it was.
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    And now, knowing this, this kind of throws my Draft theory out of the water, and may explain Bush's calm in regard to talks about a draft.

    That said, I may be wrong in my prediction.

    However, the characterization I gave of the predatory nature of these people is dead on. If they were to find an opportunity to make a buck off you, and needed to slit your throat to do it, these are your guys.
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  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    no conflict = no contracts for these guys ...

    so, i wonder aloud again - who benefits from an unstable middle east? ... war profiteering in any way ...
  • THC
    THC Posts: 525
    This is a good article. I do not think many people really know that this is going on. I remember hearing from a returned U.S. soldier who was talking about the war and how these contractors are out there making like 3 times what the real U.S. Troops are making....he Said it was a bit demoralizing considering they didn't really have the same committment and were making bank doing it.
    “Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
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  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Hmmmm......this isn't new in warfare though remember.

    The British used mercenaries from Germany back in the US Revolutionary War.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    Thorns2010 wrote:
    Hmmmm......this isn't new in warfare though remember.

    The British used mercenaries from Germany back in the US Revolutionary War.
    I think the point of the article is the number of mercenaries versus the number of military.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    gue_barium wrote:
    And now, knowing this, this kind of throws my Draft theory out of the water, and may explain Bush's calm in regard to talks about a draft.

    That said, I may be wrong in my prediction.

    However, the characterization I gave of the predatory nature of these people is dead on. If they were to find an opportunity to make a buck off you, and needed to slit your throat to do it, these are your guys.


    yes...I agree....and the clueless remain hopeless...
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    It's making msnbc

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20231579/

    and other blogs

    http://wizbangblue.com/2007/08/13/americas-private-mercenary-army-in-iraq.php
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • lgt
    lgt Posts: 720
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    Probably not news

    http://www.indypendent.org/?p=1230

    Very interesting read. Thanks for the link!

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