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2007-10-15 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by tu3031 2007-10-15 16:42|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Money well spent IMHO.

Posted by Tibor 2007-10-15 17:05|| http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com]">[http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com] 2007-10-15 17:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Agree 100%.

Posted by Ol Dirty American 2007-10-15 17:16|| 2007-10-15 17:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Very well spent funds. The military keeps valuable assets and they get paid what they are worth.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-15 17:19|| 2007-10-15 17:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Skill set in high demand. I love capitalism.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-10-15 17:45|| 2007-10-15 17:45|| Front Page Top

#5 One thing about Blackwater, when you're in a jam they can't call in an arclight. Or can they?

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-10-15 18:06|| 2007-10-15 18:06|| Front Page Top

#6 The very skilled professionals have proven themselves, which is all the more reason to consider the creation of an offshore American Foreign Legion, based on the French model.

It would be complementary to our Special Forces and their covert mission, yet it would be for overt missions that would be problematic for US forces, for all sorts of reasons.

It would cost far less than a US unit, and by being offshore could recruit the top US and foreign talent to work under US officers and senior NCOs. This would also help insure that our talent are not picked up by private organizations.

Perhaps it could be administered by a private corporation like Blackwater, which would handle all training and equipment/supply logistics, with the big stuff handled by the US military.

It would have no problem with supporting missions of US allies, or being OPCONNED to foreign command; though in such a capacity, they would be able to refuse operations that were inappropriate.

And while they would primarily be oriented to military missions, they might be augmented with an immediate response humanitarian division, that could quickly deploy, again for remuneration.

All sorts of possibilities.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-15 18:47|| 2007-10-15 18:47|| Front Page Top

#7 "Six-figure bonuses retain US commandos"

And it's not nearly enough (though definitely a good start).

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-15 18:50|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-10-15 18:50|| Front Page Top

#8 The "Foreign Legion" idea has its advantages, and in fact many of these are the same as those the French sought in their own Legion, and in all the rest of their colonial military.

On the other hand, it has serious problems. The worst is that the US is likely to become as dependent on it as did the French, the colonials became the best of their military (taking the best ambitious officers and getting all the real-world experience), consequently it contributed to the degeneration of the French metropolitan army, which was content to sit at home and perfect bureaucracy.

Posted by buwaya 2007-10-15 19:40|| 2007-10-15 19:40|| Front Page Top

#9 No foreign legions. If a fight is only worth risking lesser peoples (crude, but true) and not Americans, then it's not worth fighting. Instead let the qualified join the US military with a path to citizenship.

Posted by ed 2007-10-15 20:05|| 2007-10-15 20:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Not lessors, and not a fully foreign legion either.
I can see it being a force that both US and non-citizens can be in as officers and non-coms. That way both regular military can get experience as well as others needed a fresh start or a path to citizenship. That way you can keep it deployed and not put a strain on regular units and their families. There will always be need for a military unit for deployment somewhere. The US could cycle normal soldiers and officers through on a volunteer basis and pull non-civies in for a citizenship after 4-6 years and then if they want to keep them as contractors or farm them out to other defense industries.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-15 20:16|| 2007-10-15 20:16|| Front Page Top

#11 Money well earned.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-10-15 20:21|| 2007-10-15 20:21|| Front Page Top

#12 ZERO PROBLEM. I'm currently reading "The Commandos" by Douglas C. Waller. While I've always had a high degree of respect for our Special Forces, now I'm practically in awe. These individuals are so incredibly dedicated to our nation's defense that they go through unmitigated absolute HELL during training. Especially so with the Navy SEALS. Money cannot buy this sort of grit and determination. We are fortunate to have these people serve our nation. Fortunately, America is worthy of these soldiers, even if so many of its citizens are not. I wish there was a check box on my tax forms for $5.00 donated towards retirements benefits, widows & orphans and scholarships for these brave warriors. I'd kick down in a heartbeat.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 21:00|| 2007-10-15 21:00|| Front Page Top

#13 http://www.specialops.org/

there ya go. For the widows and orphans. 5013C so you can deduct it on your taxes. Best damn foundation out there. Give till it feels good.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-10-15 21:39|| 2007-10-15 21:39|| Front Page Top

#14 SEALS are gods on this Earthly plane. I say double the "new/proposed" incentives for E7/O4 under 15 years for 6 more big ones--- Same-O for USMC Recon Snipes at about the same career point. Best of luck to our USA/USAF SOFs as well ! You're ALL AWESOME! -lpg-

Posted by Leonard Plynth Garnell">Leonard Plynth Garnell 2007-10-15 22:03|| 2007-10-15 22:03|| Front Page Top

#15 Thank you so much, 49 Pan. Bookmarked and slated for future contributions. Fred is first in line but these worthy folks are right behind him. Bless them all!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 22:45|| 2007-10-15 22:45|| Front Page Top

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