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Afghanistan
Pres. Trump adviser Bolton on possibly privatizing US war in Afghanistan: I'm 'always open to new ideas'
2018-08-20
[ABC] President Donald Trump’s national security adviser addressed the idea of using private contractors to help fight the U.S. war in Afghanistan, saying he is "always open to new ideas."

In an exclusive interview Sunday, John Bolton responded to a question from ABC News "This Week" Co-Anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz about possibly privatizing some part of what is now America’s longest war, the nearly 17-year-old conflict in Afghanistan.

"Would you consider privatizing [in Afghanistan], with using contractors instead of U.S. military? There have been some reports about that this week," Raddatz said.

"There's always a lot of discussions," the president's national security adviser said. "I'm always open to new ideas, but I'm not going to comment on what the thinking is. That will ultimately be the president's decision."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Explorers brought civilization to the new world savages not by bullets alone but by bringing in Christianity. Until then, Afghanïstan will always be under a savage idiology.
Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147   2018-08-20 18:07  

#4   White mercenaries in black Africa.

More recently, the Russian mercenary group, ChVK Wagner didn't fair too well in Syria.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-08-20 16:16  

#3  Mr Patricio Carrera, please come to the white courtesy phone
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-08-20 15:09  

#2  That is outsourcing. I approve our rivals sinking their resources in the sh****le countries and regions of the world.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-08-20 11:24  

#1  Would it be cheaper to just let it be Lebensrum for China?
Posted by: 3dc   2018-08-20 09:55  

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