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posted by martyb on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the further-privatizing dept.

Afghan officials reject push to privatize war

Afghan officials have rejected a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to have his private military contracting company take over the training and advising of the Afghan armed forces.

Prince lobbied several Afghan politicians on a recent trip to the country and has been discussing his proposal to privatize parts of the U.S. military mission in the country for over a year, according to Reuters.

But Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has repeatedly dismissed the idea. "Under no circumstances will the Afghan government and people allow the counterterrorism fight to become a private, for-profit business," Ghani's national security adviser said in a statement to Reuters Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has also rejected the proposal, saying in August, "When Americans put their nation's credibility on the line, privatizing it is probably not a wise idea."

See also: The Last Americans Fighting in Afghanistan
17 years later, Americans tend to consider Afghanistan a failure


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @06:05PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @06:05PM (#745565)

    I see you are back and crazier than ever.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday October 07 2018, @10:41PM (1 child)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday October 07 2018, @10:41PM (#745663)

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday October 07 2018, @11:25PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 07 2018, @11:25PM (#745694) Journal

      It would be funny if it wasn't playing the latest tune emanating from the White House [twitter.com] playing the 'loyalty to Trump' chorus. The only way Trump can stand long enough is to create crises he can blame others for them. See, it isn't Trump's fault the Chinese retaliated with taxes in the trade war, they are doing it to bring down the great American leader.

      Put this together with the 'Presidential alert' - Tweeter does not carry the 'legitimacy' mark and it's too noisy for spreading 'legit fear'.

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