Monsanto have bought Blackwater

[pulsewaves4stopsines]

Our country wastes so much money, it's almost unbelievable.

Maybe this is why so many people don't care to do anything about it?


All I know, is I wanna find the trash can the gov't throws the extra money in

[nousd]

I spose mercenaries dying is better than conscripts/draftees dying....
assuming the cause isn't worthy.

[jrkhnds]

how are mercenaries different from conscripts? they both signed a contract knowing the possible outcome and agreed to settle for the proposed reward. if anything, mercs are the smarter bunch, getting some decent P out of the gov't for getting fucked up.

btw how come everybody cries about general health care when your government is spending 300billions on mercenaries? americans are so fucking stupid.

[cyclopian]

conscript =/= soldier of fortune

how can you think those two are close to the same thing at all?

conscription is compulsory service; mercenaries are bought by the highest bidder; they are in 'it' for profit

(and yes our govt is insane, 'we' spend more on fighter jets and drone strikes than our education etc etc etc etc, I hate that myself and don't exactly know what to do about it, probably the same with a lot of the citizens of my country)

[soronery]

yes but us military isnt a conscription service either since 1973

so anyone who joins is doing so of their own volition

what is the difference between them and pmc

other than a piss poor wage

[cyclopian]

yes but us military isnt a conscription service either since 1973

so anyone who joins is doing so of their own volition

what is the difference between them and pmc

other than a piss poor wage

That wasn't my point at all.

He was making a comparison of conscription and PMC.

In terms of actually wanting to join the armed forces in the U.S....thats a can of worms I don't personally care to open myself right now.

[soronery]

supporting the troops and supporting the wars can be independant of one another

i respect people who fight in our armed services

but i dont agree with most of the wars theyere fighting in

[cyclopian]

supporting the troops and supporting the wars can be independant of one another

i respect people who fight in our armed services

but i dont agree with most of the wars theyere fighting in

I def agree with you. I'm not even sure if you were aiming this towards what I just said, but it still has nothing to do with what I was talking about really.

[soronery]

same reason you never see bumper stickers saying support our pmcs

[nousd]

I suspect Cyclops is referring to the way the US (& most other countries)
inducts its poor unemployed to keep the war machine primed
with fresh meat ready to be shredded with ieds.

[jrkhnds]

sorry my bad, I thought conscripts were the ones who signed up themselves; and yes, since nobody's forced to join the US army, I think there's not much of a difference between a soldier and a mercenary - apart from the soldier swapping $ for social esteem (until you've left the service of course).

[nowaysj]

Our country wastes so much money, it's almost unbelievable.

Good thing its not real money.

[cyclopian]

Our country wastes so much money, it's almost unbelievable.

Good thing its not real money.

soon come

[rockonin]

Our country wastes so much money, it's almost unbelievable.

Good thing its not real money.

[nowaysj]

Boom, indeed.