Friday, April 09, 2004
Why do people not call private educationists who charge exorbitant rates for exclusive education mercenaries? People don't call those highflying execs from government agenices who jobhop to profiteering corporations mercenaries either because they contribute to the developments in their fields, and are a boost to the private economy.
These guys are no different. They excel in what they do, and there's only so much federal tax dollars can do. That's why, to quote them in their own words, their existence since 1996 has been "to fulfill the anticipated demand for government outsourcing of firearms and related security training."
The dangers they face don't get noticed until things happen. So don't call them mercenaries. Right, they are professional soldiers who receive better compensation, but they too are working towards rebuilding Iraq, albeit in a slightly different form, in today's corporatized world.
These guys are no different. They excel in what they do, and there's only so much federal tax dollars can do. That's why, to quote them in their own words, their existence since 1996 has been "to fulfill the anticipated demand for government outsourcing of firearms and related security training."
The dangers they face don't get noticed until things happen. So don't call them mercenaries. Right, they are professional soldiers who receive better compensation, but they too are working towards rebuilding Iraq, albeit in a slightly different form, in today's corporatized world.
