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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
Actually, there have been many war profiteers, as the Bush Administration has taken privatized war-making to a new level, so that companies led by political contributors can pocket lots of money at the expense of our soldiers and the people that are dying, while the taxpayers pay for it.
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Sure... noticed this stuff for a while now. The old term was "contractor", and still is, but with expanded sphere of operation. "Contractors" use to deal with stuff the "official govt" could not touch (ie CIA operations at hands length etc).
It's clear that now includes mercenaries dressed up as "contractors" and employed by corps which rip off big time. At the same time, these are the people being used to commit offenses where conventional troops would have a problem.
Shit.. only me, but if I was on some opposing side with a country that conducts it's wars with hired help - they are first in line for a bullet in the head and have no sympathy for em. (Tho - still feel sorry for the guy who does this kinda whoring to earn a living).
On the subject of "sympathy" - just think it is totally disgusting to see kids of 17-18 upwards being sent to a war zone based on the agenda of a perverse idiot. I'd never wish that on any kid - the effects can be long lasting and they have little chance against experienced fighters. Saw a clip on TV recently - three "soldiers" in Iraq around 18 years - hell, they were still stuck to their video games - sad shit.
Back to the economy - firmly believe (after the war is over and a priority) the economy is seriously screwed and suspect to an extent we don't actually know about yet. Can't see any change in this but downwards for ... who knows? Ten years ahead? This is going to cause severe damage all round - both internationally and on the domestic front. It's hard to conceive that the extent of the damage could have happened in.. around 5-6 years. Suspect the US is already at risk on the economic front - especially where other nations are holding large levels of loans, and, tho nobody wants to rock the boat - it prob would not take much for problems to surface.
Give you an example of "confidence" - there was a trade deal with China signed recently for the mutual trading in cars etc. This would have given US car manufacturers an opening to the Chinese market and same with China. But... the US implements... think 2% on Chinese cars and China then slaps 25% duty on US cars. Basically they don't give a shit - the Central Bank of China is already holding more dollars than they want and have an upper hand. It's the old debt-ridden corp scenario where the bank can break the corp any time it likes.
It's kinda stunning that this scenario has been allowed to progress like this and, you are 100% correct, the bill at the end of the day will be presented to US taxpayers - tho they really had little say in the accumulation of that bill. Sad times.