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Title: Up to 56,000 Contractors Headed to Afghanistan
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Published: Dec 17, 2009
Author: Wash Post
Post Date: 2009-12-17 13:09:10 by Jethro Tull
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(Newser) – Talk of the 30,000 troops Obama is sending to Afghanistan fails to note that they're likely to be joined by as many as 56,000 civilians, according to a tally by a congressional agency. The second surge would bring the number of independent contractors in Afghanistan to somewhere between 130,000 and 160,000, and even more if the strategy focuses heavily on construction and rebuilding. The new civilian recruits could create unprecendented management challenges. To keep an eye on things, Congress has set aside $8 million for an electronic system tracing all contract-related information for Iraq and Afghanistan, reports the Washington Post. Tomorrow, a Senate committee led by Sen. Claire McCaskill will meet to assess "whether contracting oversight lessons learned from Iraq are being applied in Afghanistan." In the meantime, contracts continue to be awarded.
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
it's BIG BUSINESS and anyone who thinks we're there for any other reason is willfully stupefied.
There is one problem with mercenaries. When the cheese gets binding, they can cut and run.
Up to 56,000 There, fixed it.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
When the cheese gets binding, they can cut and run. They are there to make a killing - not a dying.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
The word Hessians works too.
When Bush came into office, one of his first moves was to get the government drones and slugs off the payroll. Hire outside contractors and save boodles of money. Right. Recall Walter Reed with the wounded living in quarters maintained by the "contractors"?????? Each and every time the government hires "contractors" the tax payer gets swindled again.
130,000 and 160,000 it's BIG BUSINESS and anyone who thinks we're there for any other reason is willfully stupefied. Too bad the words of Smedley Butler were ignored.
The other advantage of a Mercenary Force, from the point of view of a tyrannical government, is that Mercenaries will do whatever, and I mean whatever, the Paymaster orders.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Yes, although this Mercenary Force also includes Special Ops killers from quite a few different countries. Anyone naive enough to think that all these Mercenaries are Americans is in for a rude awakening.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Sadly, the majority are ex-military that LIKED the idea of killing. Mostly lifers. Money talks. If you recall back in the 1930s hundreds of military pilots were lured away to China for the big bucks. Finally they were absorbed into the US Army and that they did not like.
Gregory, "Pappy", Boyington and his "Black Sheep" seem to come to mind.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Wonder if what the General thoughts are taught at West Point?
"Satan / Cheney in "08" Yeah, the need for "contractors" is obvious, there's bound to be a housing "boom" !
Doing what's right isn't always easy but it's always right.
I have never thot of that, interesting. Somehow, I think not.
Yes, somehow.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" Nice pun :) So, the number of contractors is "somewhere between 130,000 and 160,000", eh? We haven't a clue on the actual number, but I'm positive it more than the above range, and thank goodness they're in the neighborhood with Pakistan about to meltdown. The Dark One's preoccupation with bombing Pakistan is all making sense now.
I read somewhere that the average "contractor" in the ME hauls in over $100,000. The grunts that do the dying average less than $40,000.
A guy I know was hired to drive a truck in Iraq and he was to be paid $100,000.00/yr Tax-Free.
Doing what's right isn't always easy but it's always right.
130,000 and 160,000
#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
#3. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Up to 56,000 Contractors Headed to Afghanistan
Contractors MERCENARIES Headed to Afghanistan
#4. To: Cynicom (#2)
There is one problem with mercenaries.
#5. To: Original_Intent (#3)
#6. To: Original_Intent (#4)
#7. To: christine, cynicom (#1)
To: Jethro Tull
#8. To: Cynicom (#6)
Each and every time the government hires "contractors" the tax payer gets swindled again.
#9. To: Jethro Tull (#5)
The word Hessians works too.
#10. To: Original_Intent (#8)
and I mean whatever, the Paymaster orders.
#11. To: Cynicom (#10)
#12. To: Jethro Tull, cynicom (#7)
(Edited)
Too bad the words of Smedley Butler were ignored.
#13. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
would bring the number of independent contractors in Afghanistan to somewhere between 130,000 and 160,000,
#14. To: tom007 (#12)
#15. To: Cynicom (#14)
Somehow, I think not.
#16. To: noone222 (#13)
Yeah, the need for "contractors" is obvious, there's bound to be a housing "boom" !
#17. To: Jethro Tull (#16)
#18. To: Cynicom (#17)
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