US sponsoring mercenary forces Options

[Dogmeat]

This article doesn't really sit well with me ...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/12/...tors/index.html

The market is there thanks to an unprecedented "outsourcing" of conflict, according to Amy Clark, who led the Baghdad end of a small private security contractor

That really scares me ... If we can't fucking fight our own god damned wars we are REALLY fucked.

"Military doesn't even like to go where we are going and most of the companies that do this don't want to go where we are going ... and that's why we're going," explained one of Clark's men, nicknamed "Mr. GQ."

Great, let's pay mercenaries 5x as much or whatever to do our dirty work for us so we can claim US military casualties are lower than they really are...

I think this is crap ... I think they otta be paying people in the US armed forces this much....

It's also funny...anybody remember Rummy and Bush claiming they had plenty of troops in Iraq?

I like to take everything I read on a major news network with a grain of salt but I guess for some reason this article struck a nerve with me

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yeah...don't get me wrong...each has their own theater. when it comes to sheer explosive testosterone in the face of danger...it is truly hard to find a more fearless "bulletproof" door kicker than a 18-22 yr old infantryman. haven't learned to be scared yet (plus they have an asston of support resources, CAS, tanks, arty, etc). they fight and win the battles. period.

but take that guy, and send him to college and the real world for a while, then put him through the specialized training that contractors require for personal security on the small unit level. most are around 30-40...have combat experience under their belt (so they know what to expect and know they aren't indestructible), plus have a better idea of personal responsibility/accountability/problem solving that just comes with age.

I love the young groundpounders, their bravado and shit-talking and willingness to run into the face of danger...but the life/mission/attitudes/experience...it's night and day really.

in a one-on-one situation, the contractor would be the victor 10 out of 10 times.