Blackwater, DynCorp and Triple Canopy should be shut down for war profiteering.

Only a criminal loves war...

Yeah Cap'n, come back to reality, bud...

No...we dont enjoy war but will visit it upon those who desire to do us harm.

Cap'n Crunch - Wow, it must be nice in your little world aboard the Good Ship Lolli-pop. No one loves war, but thank God we have those young, trained and motivated individuals who have kept the wolf from the door for over 200 years - our military. Blackwater and other private firms are just doing what our government won't do, can't do or refuses to do.

USMC (Ret)

Contract War...can we afford it?

Capn Crunch is right-- these corporations are war profiteering criminals, and the only reason we are still in Iraq. We're not doing any good over here at all side from lining the pockets of the corporations.

Cap'n Crunch says "Blackwater, DynCorp and Triple Canopy should be shut down for war profiteering.

Only a criminal loves war... "

That's right, Cap'n. Only a criminal loves war. Like all the criminals in Al Qaeda who love jihad. It's not a crime to fight criminals and terrorists, at least in the real world. Perhaps you should reconsider joining it.

Unless, of course, you're one of those tinfoil hat people who think Bush did 9/11, in which case reality will never be a problem for you.

Why do some people think it's either uncommon, cost-prohibitve or unethical to outsource certain utilities such as transportation, supply, or even security? And please don't insert some silly, childish political rant, because that has nothing to do with this issue of logistics...

Have any of you ever fought in combat and left parts of your body on the battle field? When you do you'll know what war really is about!

Why would the military contractors ever want the Iraq war to end?

And yes, there is good reason to suspect high level administration involvement in the attacks of 9/11. Most people are either brainwashed into believing America's leaders could never exhibit such depravity or are so troubled by the consequences of government complicity in the attacks that it's easier to dismiss such an idea as a "conspiracy theory". To imagine that all the blood spilled in Afghanistan and Iraq is based on a lie of epic and most devious proportions is too devastating to comntemplate.

first the new world order will distroy the will of the not yet inlisted, then they will creat a revanew through global warming taxes (that only americans will pay into) the they will use companies(filled with solders from every country) to hold cities, states, even countries. The american people is the greatest entity that has ever existed and this is proof of how it will be taken from us.(we'll see about that!)

John,

I would suspect you would prefer to be a Afgan or Iraqi citizen.

Wow, Bush and Cheney blew up the World Trade Center, AND managed to keep it a secret!!

I don't doubt, for one minute, that the Bush administration has mismanged the US involvement in Iraq from the day after Baghdad fell. But the initial drive was perfect. The mistake was disbanding the Iraqi military infrastructure that was already in place. Bush took the advice of liberals in the State Department on that score, and ever since, Iraq has been totally unmanagemable.

Bush is not nearly the sharpest pencil in ANY box, and he is incompetent. For anyone to think that this clown and his cronies could keep ANYTHING a secret, much less blowing up the WTC... well, anyone who thinks that is a bigger clown with far more tinfoil on the top of their head than Bush has!!

Why don't you stop questioning me and start questioning your government? They're the ones that have been lying to you openly and with impunity the past 6 years, not me. And by the way, it's not all Bush-hating liberals that are questioning 9/11. Several Reagan era officials and military veterans have deemed the 9/11 story a lie. Why don't you faux conservative, Bush-loving lemmings tell them to their faces that they wear tinfoil on their heads?

It's simple.. contracting is CHEAPER. Training US Soldiers to fly helicopters is not cheap. You have to consider, first you need to find people willing to enlist (Yes pilots enlist first) - Then enlisted men/women apply for flight school. Goto flight school. You are paying them good money + benefits (full healthcare for them and family). They serve 20 years. Retire and receive 50% base pay + healthcare for the rest of there lives. Pretty exspensive deal per pilot.

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you pay blackwater. which is cheaper. it's that simple. no conspiracy. no nothing.

I agree with Simple here. It is cheaper. Going through flight school was expensive for the Army. I was trained in the OH-58D/R Kiowa Warrior, the aircraft in the picture above. If I were the government, outsourcing security and such would be a viable solution to an already costly war. Though, I'd have already pulled out by now, since thats what the American people want.

Simple Man, aren't military pilots COMMISIONED OFFICERS and not ENLISTED PERSONNEL? That's always been my experience while in the military...

Jazz, you are somewhat correct. I enlisted first, then went to Warrant Officer Candidate School, then to flight school. In the past however, the Army did train NCOs as pilots, mainly they were observers on scout aircraft, but in case of the pilot being incapacitated, they'd need to know how to pilot the aircraft. The point is, all military have to enlist and be enlisted first, while going through officer school. Upon graduating the school, are you an officer.

Cool...I was stationed on a battleship and was on the flight deck during flight quarters. Those Navy helo pilots are just incredible...I've seen them land on the deck in huge surf...and doing ship-to-ship replenishment for 16 hours at a time...just unbelievable training and skill, these guys have...I love the civilian life, but doing ops at sea, in close quarters with the rest of the battle group is something I will never forget...

Every dollar that goes to pay Blackwater is a dollar the US military isn't getting....why do officals need to flown around by Blackwater when they could use the militaries choppers for free? Its not good that we are now creating mercenary air power. Cant you see that the US military is being destroyed bit by bit not by the insurgents, but by Blackwater...