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Anony-mouse
Chibi-Czar
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 9:14 pm Posts: 2769 Location: Location, Location!
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Outsourcing The War
Testimony
The term, "Virginia Hessians" comes to mind.
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"Understanding the scope of the problem is the first step to true panic."
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A file that big?
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
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Tue May 15, 2007 7:29 am |
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Christopher Fiss
WAR SysOp
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:56 pm Posts: 3479 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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US contractors in Iraq reportedly have their own motto: "What happens here today, stays here today."
I'd like to say I'm shocked...but this really isn't a surprise. The only thing worse than hundreds of thousands of soldiers being forced to serve in...admittedly IMO...an unjust war is forcing those same brave, poor bastards to watch as their own government and leadership repeatedly give them the cold shoulder and a kick to the junk.
So...what do you all think....outlaw...or privatize war completely? Or is that just a bit too creepy and "pre-sci-fi nightmare"?
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Tue May 15, 2007 11:25 am |
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-B-
Chibi-Czar
Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:47 am Posts: 2088 Location: Yes.
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Well, that depends - we already have a mix of mercenaries and governments for war - and while governments only sometimes benefit from wars, mercenaries *always* do.
So, given that, hell no.
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Tue May 15, 2007 10:50 pm |
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Christopher Fiss
WAR SysOp
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:56 pm Posts: 3479 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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On the flipside, just to be fair, at least the mercs get good equipment. <chuckles> Of course, I agree, it would be creepy and there would definitely be a conflict of interests.
Add proper responsible accountability and maybe "If you win the war within ___ days you get bonuses" so it's not prolonged, and it might be an interesting option.
Like either of those would ever happen....but still, if you could, then mercs wouldn't be nearly as scary.
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