Category Archives: Afghanistan

The Afghan War Doesn’t Need to Be Privatized—It Needs to Be Ended

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

HIT & RUN BLOG   The Afghan War Doesn’t Need to Be Privatized—It Needs to Be Ended Erik Prince’s plan may be better than the status quo, but that doesn’t mean… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Readers sound off: There’s no incentive to end a privatized war in Afghanistan

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Readers sound off: There’s no incentive to end a privatized war in Afghanistan USA TODAY Published 4:16 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 | Updated 4:49 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 Play… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries Are a Bad Idea for Afghanistan

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Hired Guns Mercenaries Are a Bad Idea for Afghanistan Andrew Bernard When Erik Prince, the notorious founder of Blackwater, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in June calling for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince: After 16 Years of Failure, Time For A New Policy In Afghanistan

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Back to Videos Erik Prince: After 16 Years of Failure, Time For A New Policy In Afghanistan Posted By Ian Schwartz On Date August 7, 2017 Erik Prince, former CEO of Blackwater,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater’s founder wants Trump to outsource the Afghanistan war. Why that’s so risky.

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Blackwater’s founder wants Trump to outsource the Afghanistan war. Why that’s so risky.  By Andrew deGrandpre August 10 at 6:30 AM Erik Prince, seen during congressional testimony in 2007, has advocated… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Trump White House weighs unprecedented plan to privatize much of the war in Afghanistan Jim Michaels, USA TODAY

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Trump White House weighs unprecedented plan to privatize much of the war in Afghanistan Jim Michaels, USA TODAY Published 10:59 a.m. ET Aug. 8, 2017 | Updated 11:49 a.m. ET Aug.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Republican Congressman Backs Plan To Privatize Bulk Of Afghan War

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

Politics   U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Ca) gestures as his U.S. Congressional delegation arrives to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo September 2,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Erik Prince: ‘Restructure’ the Afghanistan War

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Erik Prince: ‘Restructure’ the Afghanistan War Erik Prince Published 7:02 p.m. ET Aug. 7, 2017 U.S. forces should acquire material and hire manpower support: Opposing view (Photo: Oxford Union, REX, Shutterstock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince proposes privatizing Afghanistan war

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August 8, 2017, 2:36 PM Blackwater founder Erik Prince proposes privatizing Afghanistan war 31 Comment President Trump has held off so far on approving strategy recommendations for the nearly 16-year war in Afghanistan.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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A private air force for Afghanistan?

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A private air force for Afghanistan? By: Military Times   August 2 A private security firm known as Lancaster6 has offered to provide the government of Afghanistan with a “turnkey air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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