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During a panel discussion on President Donald Trumps many conflicts of interest, Michael DAntonio, author of The Truth About Trump, blasted his financial surplus in the wake of his presidency.
According to the Financial Times, Blackwater founder Erik Prince who happens to be Education Secretary Betsy DeVoss brother has proposed a two-year plan to supply 5,000 mercenaries and close to 100 aircraft, bringing the total cost of the U.S. effort to turn round a failing war to less than $10 billion a year.
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Erik Prince is a Nazi, who should be in jail!
Zoonart
(11,878 posts)Why do you think he dumped the BLACKWATER brand name?
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)He is a murderous gangster.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Then the frikken KGOP Grifter goes Whole Goat grifting the American people on behalf of himself and his fancy-pants, gourmet 1% billionaire plutocrat buddies.
What a surprise. And republicans go on pretending they are actually followers of the teachings of Christ. Yuh. Right. Sure.
* Comrade Casino, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Trying to steal. Un-American pos.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)Another piss poor example of trying to run the country like a business.
That, and why is there any belief that mercenaries could do a better job?
Surely there would be a substantial increase in civilian casualties as well, as these sorts of groups seem to operate by the creed of "Kill them all, and let God sort them out".
Of course, in their minds, they would all go to hell because they are Muslims, so it all works out.
What a world we have been born into.
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)This needs to be stopped, and quickly.
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)How did he acquire 100 aircraft? I'd like to know about his acquisition of these aircraft. Did he buy them from the US government?
And NO THANKS Eric, the US already has a military. We don't need another one with no checks or balances. NOW GO AWAY, and take your Grifter Sister with you!