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    Don’t Privatize the Afghan War—Just End It

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    Aug 10, 2017 Don’t Privatize the Afghan War—Just End It An Afghan National Army soldier, left, smokes as a U.S. Army soldier sits for a photo in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Erik Prince’s Afghanistan Plan Could Boost His Company — And China

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    Erik Prince’s Afghanistan Plan Could Boost His Company — And China By Josh Keefe @thejoshkeefe On 08/09/17 AT 1:44 PM Blackwater founder Erik Prince, the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Erik Prince on Afghanistan War Strategy

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    August 11, 2017 Erik Prince on Afghanistan War Strategy Erik Prince talked about his op-ed in USA Today in which he calls for privatizing elements of the U.S. military effort in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Top Dem: Privatizing Afghanistan War would be ‘affront’ to US troops

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    Top Dem: Privatizing Afghanistan War would be ‘affront’ to US troops By Rebecca Kheel – 08/10/17 12:31 PM EDT 131   © Keren Carrion The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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

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    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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