GTFO

[jackshoegazer]

So, Blackwater is getting the fucking boot from Iraq.  They have seven days to gtfo.  Finally.  This is a great day.  The problem is that their functions will just be replaced by some other private security force.  If we're going to have this giant military presence, we should at least be hiring and training our own troops.  The idea of private armies is so abhorrent  I can hardly think about it and the inherent repercussions.

Comments

[jesuslovesbono.livejournal.com]

yes. and i remember watching a documentary called "Iraq For Sale" about such contractors in Iraq. It was appalling.

[hellocthulhu.livejournal.com]

The entire Blackwater thing has disgusted me from day one. Since they're mostly composed of individuals trained by the military and then scalped away with the promise of huge paychecks from the ridiculous profits Blackwater makes at taxpayer expense, I really fail to understand what services they provide that our own troops don't..

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

This is why privatizing anything is dumb. Not only are you paying for a product or service, but you are automatically making it 10-50% (or more!) more expensive since you have to calculate profit into the equation. Study after study have shown that indeed the private sector is *not* more efficient either.

[protodisco.livejournal.com]

My girlfriend's roommate was offered a disgusting amount of money to work for blackwater for 6 months. She turned it down though and is now going to college w/ the GI bill paying her 2 grand a month (which is still nice, but like 1% of what she would have been getting paid). Anyway. Morality reigns.

[castleclear.livejournal.com]

Yup. Sorry not to have a more interesting comment but agree with you completely.