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by Colby Hall | Aug 21st, 2018, 8:09 am
A fairly well-known tactic in todays political world is this: if you want to get President Donald Trumps attention, there is no more effective way than to go on Fox & Friends (his favorite television show) and make a public appeal for a policy change.
Such was the case when Blackwater founder Erik Prince appeared on the right-of-center morning show to argue for the privatization of the Afghanistan War. Prince argued that the US Military efforts in Afghanistan have, at best, become static. And it is true that American military forces have been ensconced in something of a stalemate for 17 years since invading shortly after the attacks after 9/11.
Prince argues in this segment that the US military efforts are NOT winning the war, or in his words, US military efforts are a continuous litany of death and failure, worst than a stalemate, and criticized US airpower does not show up reliably. Oddly, host Brian Kilmeade did not criticize his guest for critical comments towards our men and women in uniform.
Prince made a specific appeal to the White House saying President Trump should appoint a special envoy someone that the president can hold in charge, give them the title 50 authorities like when we went in after 9/11. One can only imagine who Prince has in mind for that role.
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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/erik-prince-goes-on-fox-friends-to-appeal-to-trump-to-privatize-afghanistan-war/
underpants
(182,829 posts)That guy. Alexander the Great couldn't. The Soviets couldn't. We with an unbelievable military force couldn't.....but THIS GUY can.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasions_of_Afghanistan
padah513
(2,503 posts)What did he ask for? Million? Billions? I know it was some crazy number.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)This has scared me for years. Privatized christian soldiers
VMA131Marine
(4,139 posts)Will be unaccountable to US law but capable of committing atrocities in our name.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,734 posts)Who is going to stop them when they come for you?
For sure, embolden a private worldwide army, trained, armed and legal (legal by you not US standards) and think youre safe. More demented thinking. One stupid tweet, one put down, one of any of your everyday idiotic rants that go against them, youre toast.
So go ahead Donniekins, make their day. Sleep tight, nothing to worry about.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Name an ailment and claim you have the miracle cure. The difference being instead of a placebo the miracle cure gives you a far worse disease.