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2007-02-26 International-UN-NGOs

UN raises alarm on mercenary recruitment by western firms

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-02-26 09:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Geez, when I think of all the talent the US *could* get, if we seriously recruited mercenaries, through northern and eastern Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.

We could assemble 2 Corps, train them for desert and jungle operations in Africa and the Philippines, and put their HQ on a considerably enlarged Johnston Island. The US military would provide them with officers and logistics support.

Then we could send them to do the crap UN missions, intervene in civil wars, suppress Islamists, etc., at the cost of about a US brigade.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-26 13:11|| 2007-02-26 13:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Somebody's been reading a little too much Machiavelli lately.

Posted by gromky 2007-02-26 20:44|| 2007-02-26 20:44|| Front Page Top

#3 My idea is both that they would be like the French Foreign Legion, and that we could send them on crap duty like UN peacekeeping missions. Far better that they go, than American troops.

For example, they could be used right now to augment US or NATO forces in Iraq or Afghanistan, taking off some of the pressure.

Second, this would mean that the US could volunteer them for a lot of UN missions, keeping the dominant role by sheer numbers--a useful extension of our foreign policy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-26 21:23|| 2007-02-26 21:23|| Front Page Top

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