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2010-02-23 Iraq

US lawmakers push to phase out wartime contractors - In the middle of a war.

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-23 03:39|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 So WHEN (not if) American military personnel have to shoot up some people to defend our diplomats there won't be any available scapegoat to blame for 'excessive force.' Somehow that doesn't sound like an optimal PR plan to me.
Of course, maybe our military people will be given (and follow, of course) restrictive ROE, and some diplomats would get killed.....

Posted by Glenmore 2010-02-23 08:40|| 2010-02-23 08:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Contractors are the wave of the future, because they are a LOT cheaper than using conventional forces, that cost an arm and a leg, to do things like flip hamburgers.

And having our military guarding a bunch of wealthy and connected foreign VIPs, who could easily afford their own security, just so they can show how much "juice" they have to their countrymen, is demeaning.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-02-23 08:55|| 2010-02-23 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 At the end of Gulf War I, the US had 750,000 in its Army. At the start of this current WOT, the US had 480,000 in the Army. It took several years and painful frequent rotation policies to add about another 30,000 in a 'temporary' increase. Now the usual suspects want to once again decree added missions without the resources.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-23 09:48|| 2010-02-23 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Contractors are simply the first target of these leftest surrender monkeys. The ultimate target is the military itself.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-23 10:01|| 2010-02-23 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Schakowsky and Sanders are two despicable pieces of excrement. Always have been, always will. At least Sander's spouse wasn't convicted of criminal acts

Posted by Frank G 2010-02-23 19:31|| 2010-02-23 19:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe Bernie will piss off Blackwater/Xe enough that they'll put a crew together and take over Vermont.

Posted by tu3031 2010-02-23 19:37|| 2010-02-23 19:37|| Front Page Top

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