Bush didn't think there was anything wrong as he made many people rich by starting a private security contracting company, such as Blackwater. Obama seems to have the same opinion as Bush as he has really boosted the number of private security contractors in Afghanistan. They now make up 30% of the armed forces in Afghanistan. And that does not include the 100,000 contractors doing other work for us there. But one difference between the Bush and Obama use of these contractors is that 90% of the contractors in Afghanistan are Afghan nationals. However, some of these Afghan nationals in the private security contracting company have been known to attack their - not necessarily our - enemies using the weapons we have supplied.
It's not fashionable to say this but I really think we should reinstate the draft. While it would put many of our young people at risk, it would also make us realize the futility of the war on terror.
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I read somewhere that there was one contracted worker for every military person over there (including I suppose the underpaid food service types).
I don't agree on the draft. There are 800 staffed military installations - let them close a few and move the people to their latest occupation.
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