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leftstreet

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23. It already happens

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 03:23 PM

Sep 2023

Nothing but contracts prevents the private owners from doing their own thing

In Iraq and Afghanistan, the American military relied to an unprecedented degree on private contractors for support in virtually all areas of war operations. Contractors supplied trucks, planes, fuel, helicopters, ships, drones, weapons and munitions as well as support services from catering and construction to IT and logistics. The number of contractors on the ground outnumbered US troops most years of the conflicts. By the summer of 2020, the US had 22,562 contractor personnel in Afghanistan – roughly twice the number of American troops.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/11/us-afghanistan-iraq-defense-spending

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Elon Musk is pure evil. [View all] Coventina Sep 2023 OP

Not sure it's evil to avoid escalating military conflict leftstreet Sep 2023 #1

I don't believe for one second that was his motivation. Coventina Sep 2023 #3

It's quite possible leftstreet Sep 2023 #5

Well, have I ever got a deal for you! Coventina Sep 2023 #7

Question(s) for you. Disaffected Sep 2023 #21

There is no uncertainty about Elon Musk's evil choices. Coventina Sep 2023 #35

You, I and no-one else besides Musk and maybe his associates Disaffected Sep 2023 #37

Musk has a Messiah complex and always tries to paint himself as somehow Coventina Sep 2023 #38

Yes, he's pretty odd, all right. ShazzieB Sep 2023 #34

?? leftstreet Sep 2023 #36

Now I'm confused ShazzieB Sep 2023 #39

He did it to make money and gain more power. Johnny2X2X Sep 2023 #4

Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #16

Musk is developing his markets in Russia and China regardless of moral scruples. Period. Martin68 Sep 2023 #26

Sounds like he enabled Russia cilla4progress Sep 2023 #28

lol the Sec of Defense probably needs to make a statement leftstreet Sep 2023 #31

Ukraine hit those targets later. No escalation. He was doing Putin's bidding robbedvoter Sep 2023 #30

The war had already started. He contributed to the deaths of defenders MutantAndProud Sep 2023 #2

ive never trusted that man..not ever.. samnsara Sep 2023 #6

I confess I did. The broken promise to Puerto Rico after Maria - restore electric grid robbedvoter Sep 2023 #32

A point, if you will. Elon is many things but "pure" is not among them. jaxexpat Sep 2023 #8

point taken Coventina Sep 2023 #13

Hey Elon is it OK for those Russian Naval Ships to do this to the people of Maripol? Botany Sep 2023 #9

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I will say it again SpamWyzer Sep 2023 #10

kitsch Cecil Rhodes is on the money but he isn't a minor chord but rather a discordant note prodigitalson Sep 2023 #15

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This is the downside of privatization dlk Sep 2023 #11

Just like back in the 80's slightlv Sep 2023 #22

Privatization, in many ways, led to the downfall of Rome dlk Sep 2023 #40

He also wants $100 million from the US government Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2023 #12

That is the kind of shit that gets people murdered prodigitalson Sep 2023 #14

Doesn't seem much different than having his own standing army/air force. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #17

It already happens leftstreet Sep 2023 #23

In making that decision... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #18

+100000 Pachamama Sep 2023 #33

Traitor Musk needs to have gov subsidies stopped. Nululu Sep 2023 #24

We need to throw these bums out. Fuck his money Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #25

If I'm not mistaken, blue-wave Sep 2023 #27

He and T****... TSExile Sep 2023 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Sep 2023 #41