trump privatizing Afghan wR: He’s considering “privatizing” the Afghan war to Backwater mercs, you know, the company founded by Betsy Davos’ brother. Black water mercenaries won’t be...

KGOldWolf

He’s considering “privatizing” the Afghan war to Backwater mercs, you know, the company founded by Betsy Davos’ brother. Black water mercenaries won’t be bound by the US Rules of Engagement.

And you thought it couldn’t get worse... tragic

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

It's a rumour nothing more.

KGOldWolf

jeep_daddy wrote:

It's a rumour nothing more.

National news networks said it is being considered... that’s more solid than a rumor.

KGOldWolf

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

What??? Are you being sympathetic to the terrorists hanging out in Afghanistan? Letting a group of mercenaries "handle" this could be the best thing we did. Of course, it would be helpful if we continued to provide them with info.
--Bob

KGOldWolf wrote:

He’s considering “privatizing” the Afghan war to Backwater mercs, you know, the company founded by Betsy Davos’ brother. Black water mercenaries won’t be bound by the US Rules of Engagement.

And you thought it couldn’t get worse... tragic

KGOldWolf

rmalarz wrote:

What??? Are you being sympathetic to the terrorists hanging out in Afghanistan? Letting a group of mercenaries "handle" this could be the best thing we did. Of course, it would be helpful if we continued to provide them with info.
--Bob

No sympathy for the terrorists; sympathy for the men and women who fought with honor... died or were emotionally harmed. that seems to be thrown aside now that we unleash the dogs of war.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I seriously doubt that those who bravely fought, died, were wounded, etc. will not be forgotten. I don't see how one could connect sending in a private, non-restricted force as pushing aside the military that fought there for over 17 years.
--Bob

KGOldWolf wrote:

No sympathy for the terrorists; sympathy for the men and women who fought with honor... died or were emotionally harmed. that seems to be thrown aside now that we unleash the dogs of war.

EyeSawYou

KGOldWolf wrote:

He’s considering “privatizing” the Afghan war to Backwater mercs, you know, the company founded by Betsy Davos’ brother. Black water mercenaries won’t be bound by the US Rules of Engagement.

And you thought it couldn’t get worse... tragic

A spokesman for the National Security Council threw cold water on the idea.

“No such proposal from Erik Prince is under consideration,” the spokesman told the network.

“The president, like most Americans, would like to see more progress in Afghanistan. However, he also recognizes that withdrawing precipitously from Afghanistan would lead to the re-emergence of terrorist safe havens, putting American national security and lives in danger.”

And a senior State Department official said there’s “not a chance” it will be adopted.

https://nypost.com/2018/08/17/trump-weighs-blackwater-founders-pitch-to-privatize-afghanistan-war/

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

EyeSawYou wrote:

A spokesman for the National Security Council thre... (show quote)

I saw Eric Prince this morning and he sure sounded like talks were still taking place.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

EyeSawYou wrote:

A spokesman for the National Security Council thre... (show quote)

That's what I thought.

KGOldWolf

jeep_daddy wrote:

That's what I thought.

With this admnistration’s Misdirection, anything is possible. Time will tell.

Malarz - imagine be being constrained by rules of engagement that resulted in the deaths / wounds of your band of brothers only to see mercs enter the theater with no such rules.

That’s what I’m talking about.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

KGOldWolf wrote:

National news networks said it is being considered... that’s more solid than a rumor.

Which ones?

mwalsh Loc: Houston

"Womp womp..."

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

mwalsh wrote:

"Womp womp..."

So y’all can’t explain your own claims.

Imagine that.

mwalsh Loc: Houston

LWW wrote:

So y’all can’t explain your own claims.

Imagine that.

Who is y'all?

What claim did I make?

I was just providing the punctuation point for one of your typically rhetorical questions.

I give you credit for enough intelligence for them to be rhetorical. Otherwise, you ask a lot of questions which have blatantly obvious answers readily available to even the semi-intelligent peoples of the country.