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The majority of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan were not US Military - predominantly PMCs - so I don't think it's correct to say that corporations
by madaxe 13y ago
The majority of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan were not US Military - predominantly PMCs - so I don't think it's correct to say that corporations do not have the capability to wage real, physical war.
- jacques_chester 13y agoSubcontracting your monopoly is still a monopoly.
- pyre 13y agoPMCs are allowed to operate because the government allows them to operate.
- mcguire 13y agoAt some point, however, that statement reverses itself.
- chris_j 13y agoWould you mind spelling out what is meant by "PMC"s?
- madaxe 13y agoPrivate military contractor.
- retroafroman 13y ago>The majority of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan were not US Military - predominantly PMCs Citation please. I don't believe this to be true based on first hand accounts of people who have been to both of those places.
- madaxe 13y agoBelieve whatever you want. Objective facts don't cars for you. http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/06/29/256726/afghanistan-contractors-surge/?mobile=wp http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/06/29/256726/afghanis...
- retroafroman 13y agoThose aren't facts. That is all speculation from 2 years ago. There is one fact in that article, the fact that there are now 19,000 armed security contractors. This number is much, much lower than the amount of troops in the country. There are a lot of contractors, but those are contract workers, not PMC employees. This is a huge difference than the point you're trying to make. Laundry workers and cooks don't wage war for the government.