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2010-04-16 Afghanistan

Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-16 09:31|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 And are expected to really jump, once the NYT starts publishing their names.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-16 09:58|| 2010-04-16 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 My understanding is that civilian contractors are forbidden to carry weapons in theater. Does anyone know if this is true?

Is it time to re-think this?

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-04-16 11:22|| 2010-04-16 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Depends on the contract and the specific job Frozen Al.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-16 11:28|| 2010-04-16 11:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Aside from the security services, contractors are generally not allowed weapons.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-04-16 11:36|| 2010-04-16 11:36|| Front Page Top

#5 when everyone else in the country has a weapon why are they not allowed too?

Posted by chris 2010-04-16 11:40|| 2010-04-16 11:40|| Front Page Top

#6 As an unarmed contractor.....if you'd like to develop a REAL bewildering case of the ass, just get in a DFAC chow line behind a preggie Air Force airman at a FOB, carrying an M-16 with enough dirt on it to start a small garden.

Still no case of the ass? Well then observe a heavily armed young lady from Department of State Diplomatic Security (DIPSEC) team transiting Ali Al Salem drop her fancy, German made submachine gun on the floor while her and her team of steely-eyed killers in neatly pressed cargo pants, Oakleys, black Danners and smart baseball caps search frantically on their knees for her contact lens.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-16 12:02|| 2010-04-16 12:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Beso, so unfortunately true. DIPSEC used to be DIPSTICK in some circles...

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-04-16 12:11|| 2010-04-16 12:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Besoeker,I about spewed my coffee! You brought back some fond memories of going to the FOB for a hot meal and a debrief and finding myself in line next to someone in a pressed uniform asking me if I was in the military. "No honey, the M4 and smell is a fashion statement".

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-04-16 13:51|| 2010-04-16 13:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Garet Trooper
by SSgt. Barry Sadler

This is dedicated to the parade field trooper
Who never leaves that nice soft garrison
And always looks real pretty

Now in the war torn jungles of Vietnam
Youll find a certain kind of man
Youll see him everywhere
Hes a trooper, a garet trooper

Yeah, hes five foot four, 228 pounds of blubber
Got him a nickel plated 45 tied down low, quick draw holster
Two bandoliers of brasso-ed ammo
Yeah hes a trooper, a garet trooper

Hes fought from Saigon to Ninh Thuan
In every bar that is, and then only with the girls
And he aint won one yet
But hes a trooper, a garet trooper (garet trooper)

Hes got a hip knife, a side knife, a boot knife, a shoulder knife
And a little bitty one thats a combination flare gun, dinner set,
and genuine police whistle
But hes a trooper, a garet trooper

Now I run into one the other day, He told me a story,
He said he'd just this minute come back from
a fifteen day runnin fight with the Cong
Said he captured a lot of loot
You know what I saw when I looked down? A spit shined boot
Yeah, hes a trooper, a garet trooper (garet trooper)

Now poor ole pilot come back today
Half his crew was killed, aircraft shot to hell
But he dont say much
Hes not a trooper, a garet trooper

And out in the hills and the jungles and the swamps
Living like a bunch of dogs
Are some men wearing funny little green hats
They stay out there and fight for months on end
They dont say much cause theyre not troopers,
garet troopers (garet troopers)

And I bet finally, when I leave this war torn land
The last thing Ill see will be,
though I may be in a drunken stupor
I bet itll be a garet trooper (garet trooper)

Yeah, theyre all over the place
Aint hardly worth going to war no more

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-16 14:05|| 2010-04-16 14:05|| Front Page Top

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