Privatizing war

[Benton]

(08-21-2018, 06:56 PM)Dill Wrote:  
But the big plus in their favor is that they reduce political resistance to the military option.   

I think that's the biggest thing.

There are several companies that profit off America being at war with somebody. They don't profit if we're not fighting or at least stockpiling. Defense contractor could barely afford their lobbyists during the 90s. 

But an outsourced army absolves politicians of having to answer questions like "why are we in Afghanistan when the terrorists aren't there any longer and we're spending $1.5 million per mud hut to disrupt the locals?"