Saturday, April 17, 2010
Being a War Contractor
Billions of dollars later amid a sea of speculation and corruption, the AP reports that General McChrystal, a top general in Afghanistan, announced that "we've gone too far. I actually think we would be better if we reduced the number of contractors involved. I think it doesn't save money. We have created in ourselves a dependency on contractors that I think is greater than it ought to be." So, without billions of dollars in government contracts, what will become of KBR, formerly Halliburton and Xe, formerly Blackwater?
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That is the big problem with war... it is also very profitable. Ike warned against what was happening and it is truer now than ever in history.
An entire industry that benefits from causing as much human suffering as possible, from destabilizing governments to facilitating revolt. The contractor apparatus has grown beyond oversight and control.
War has been outsourced. I am not for war, but war used to profit the country. Now, it profits corporations who pay no taxes and hire easterners who die without recognition for little of nothing.
I heard that there are 150,000 people on the ground in war zones who work for contractors. It will take a while to cut ties with these guys. I glads a General is speaking out against these guys.
That's very good indeed, Zorro.
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