Privatizing the War in Afghanistan

[longknife]

To replace Marine F-18s that are getting their spare parts from the junk yard.

The absolute outrage about this plan has no basis in fact and ignores the most important facets. Here’s the over view statement:

The Prince plan involves putting trainer/mentor teams at the battalion level of the Afghan National Army and augmenting their helicopter and tactical aircraft with some 90 additional high speed, low cost aircraft. The plan takes the current projected annual price for supporting the Afghan military from 40 billion down to 10 billion. Reducing the hemorrhaging of tax money to stabilize a losing effort is the strong component of a workable the plan.

The main question still is if any plan can turn around the alienation of Afghanis for the central government and the outside forces destroying their country,

Full story @ The Prince Plan: Strengths, Weaknesses and Probability – Free Range International

 

[Fenton Lum]

To replace Marine F-18s that are getting their spare parts from the junk yard.

The absolute outrage about this plan has no basis in fact and ignores the most important facets. Here’s the over view statement:

The Prince plan involves putting trainer/mentor teams at the battalion level of the Afghan National Army and augmenting their helicopter and tactical aircraft with some 90 additional high speed, low cost aircraft. The plan takes the current projected annual price for supporting the Afghan military from 40 billion down to 10 billion. Reducing the hemorrhaging of tax money to stabilize a losing effort is the strong component of a workable the plan.

The main question still is if any plan can turn around the alienation of Afghanis for the central government and the outside forces destroying their country,

Full story @ The Prince Plan: Strengths, Weaknesses and Probability – Free Range International

All our wars are for corporations and profit anyway, what's the difference

 

[SixFoot]

We kicked the shit out of the ones we were looking for, and then we kicked the shit out of their military-age offspring.

We've done our part. Fuck them all.

 

[Bleipriester]

Quite interesting:
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano - Wikipedia

 

[AVISSSER]

I did my year there...I have my opinions about the Afghan...not positive.

 

[longknife]

I did my year there...I have my opinions about the Afghan...not positive.

I would love to read them!

 

[AVISSSER]

Man opens fire on Americans in Kabul; 9 dead - CNN.com

A little taste from my time in Kabul. I would go back as a contractor though. Make 3X...4X what the comparably experienced G.I. gets paid.
It's all a big scam anyway. I think that was the most frustrating thing. You really saw what a scam it all was.

 

[AVISSSER]

To replace Marine F-18s that are getting their spare parts from the junk yard.

The absolute outrage about this plan has no basis in fact and ignores the most important facets. Here’s the over view statement:

The Prince plan involves putting trainer/mentor teams at the battalion level of the Afghan National Army and augmenting their helicopter and tactical aircraft with some 90 additional high speed, low cost aircraft. The plan takes the current projected annual price for supporting the Afghan military from 40 billion down to 10 billion. Reducing the hemorrhaging of tax money to stabilize a losing effort is the strong component of a workable the plan.

The main question still is if any plan can turn around the alienation of Afghanis for the central government and the outside forces destroying their country,

Full story @ The Prince Plan: Strengths, Weaknesses and Probability – Free Range International

I was a USAF/Afghan Air Force (AAF) advisor 2011-12. The problem is not the equipment or the funding, it is the quality of candidate, AAF leadership (military and political), and the cultural barriers (99% of Afghans want Sharia/Pashtuwali/history of invasion) which prevent us from succeeding.
They (Afghans from top to bottom), at best, do not see us as a catalyst of change. They simply see us as another unwanted guest in a very long line of unwanted guests.