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Erik Prince Again Touts Plan to Privatize US War in Afghanistan

20th August, 2018 · admin 16 Comments

William Gallo
VOA News
August 20, 2018

A plan by billionaire American businessman Erik Prince to privatize the U.S. war in Afghanistan is reportedly receiving renewed interest within the Trump administration, even though Afghan officials continue to criticize it as misguided.

Prince is mounting a media campaign to convince President Donald Trump that his plan will reduce the cost and the burden of the U.S. military’s role in Afghanistan by turning over training of the Afghan army to Prince’s security company. Prince has outlined the proposal in new videos explaining the plan in English and Dari.

The former Navy Seal first drew international attention when contractors for his Blackwater security company were accused of numerous abuses in Iraq. He later sold Blackwater but started other companies that provide security services for the United States and other governments.

2017 privatization plan

Trump was said to first consider Prince’s plan a year ago during his administration’s review of the Afghanistan strategy. But the plan failed to gain any traction in Washington or Kabul.

Instead, Trump decided to largely maintain the status quo when he rolled out his Afghanistan strategy in August 2017.

Tuesday marks one year since Trump’s Afghanistan announcement, and Prince is hoping to use the anniversary to capitalize on frustrations that the plan has led to little tangible change in the 17-year-old war.

NBC News reported last week that Trump again became interested in Prince’s plan after watching a video in which the former Navy Seal laid out what he sees as the failures of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

Prince’s plan would replace thousands of U.S. troops with fewer private contractors, who would be backed by a 90-plane private air force. The war would then be coordinated by what Prince calls a “viceroy.”

Asked about Prince’s plan on ABC’s This Week, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said, “There are always a lot of discussions. I find them helpful. I’m always open to new ideas. But I’m not going to comment on what the thinking is. That’ll ultimately be the president’s decision.”

Afghan opposition

The U.S. currently spends about $45 billion a year in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. Prince has claimed he could do the job for less than $10 billion, though some experts have disputed that notion.

Critics say the plan could lead to less accountability and fear a repeat of incidents in which security contractors like Blackwater guards were accused of killing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Both Afghanistan’s government and its people oppose the privatization plan, Afghan presidential spokesman Haroon Chakhansoori said Monday.

“Giving away the responsibility of waging war to a private company increases the risk of civilian casualties,” he said. He also called the plan a “conspiracy against President Trump’s South Asia strategy that has had good results.”

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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16 thoughts on “Erik Prince Again Touts Plan to Privatize US War in Afghanistan”

  1. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 12:26 am

    What a lying low-class
    coward !
    ***
    **
    *
    ===========•••••••••••••••••
    Exactly similar schemes
    under, extreme savageries, has had been tested out
    by
    ===============
    numerous Anglo/US

    professional terrorists,
    ——_____———
    in various ways
    in
    Iraq, Afghanistan and many other
    Islamic
    countries already
    – this weirdo
    ((in Iraq))
    was mysteriously staged and positioned like
    a
    little
    dummy right after the end of extremely devastating initial phases
    of
    heavy bombings of Iraqi targets which were already mostly turned into dusting ruins.
    He was then put in charge to garner all the credits in a form of
    self-glorification; self-empowering
    and
    publicity-for a certain
    category people in the US and England.
    ========================
    These types of rogue characters don’t realy have the brains nor the courage and stamina to stand a chance
    and/or
    accomplish anything in a real test against the
    Taliban
    and/or, in fact, any
    local men
    in
    Afghanistan.
    ===============
    =========•••••••••
    This ugly red character
    is
    clearly
    used racially,
    to publicize and glorify international war
    criminals
    and
    rulers of the
    Anglo-US
    empire.

    **************
    **************
    To:
    US military authorities:
    ~~~~~~~~~
    ~~~~~~~~~
    YOU ALL
    ARE
    ALREADY
    UTTERLY DEFEATED !
    ===========••••=======••¥¥

    ••••••••••••••••
    *SPARE and SAVE
    THIS SUICIDAL ((“semi-retard”))
    SOUL
    FROM
    GETTING
    THRASHED
    IN
    AFGHANISTAN!

  2. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 1:04 am

    This “coward soul”
    made his billions
    from the
    dead bodies
    of
    the regular innocent folks
    in
    Iraq- God
    damn you; leave
    people
    alone !

  3. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 1:05 am

    YOU RAT
    DON’T WORTH
    A PENY
    IN
    BALCK MARKET !

  4. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 1:43 am

    There is nothing new in this coward’s message- all BS.
    .
    They tried everything, he is talking about, already on Afghanistan- they failed miserably. Now this little retardo wants to commit suicide through complete milutary fiasco- it is an impossible dirty mission.
    .
    MARK MY WORDS !
    .
    THIS EXTREME APPROACH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TOTSL DESTRUCTION OF THE
    ANGLO-US EMPIRE- YOU WILL END UP AS
    A
    SUPER POWER
    OF
    CANADA AND MEXICO.
    ***
    **
    This man is a mental case- WHAT
    AN
    EGO ! ! !

  5. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 1:44 am

    *TAKE IT EASY
    BOY !!!!!

  6. Nasrullah says:
    August 21, 2018 at 2:13 pm

    Haase. Baghlani you coward dog! You spew your ignorant opinions, while sitting comfortable in Kabul. All this while your BRAVE countrymen soldiers are dying, for the protection of you and your family. If chew boys like you defended your own country, maybe Amerikeens would not have to be in Afghanistan. It’s easy for Pakistani women such as yourself to make big talk, but you do nothing but bend over so other taliban sympathisers make you thejr woman!!

  7. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    Now; listen to a semi-retarded
    “KHOOK” (((piglet)).
    *****
    ***
    *
    This “SUGGI DAYWAHNA” won’t hesitate to sells his own natural Mom for
    a
    dollar.
    .
    -because
    This cursed soul can not
    distinguish
    RIGHT FROM WRONG.
    *
    THE UGLY
    “KHOOK” ((red piglet))
    IS
    FRUSTRATED TO THE MAX- KEEP
    BARKING !

    THIS.CHESP “BURMESE BUTLER”, IS HIGHLY-DEVOTED TO SERVES
    HIS
    RAPIST MASTERS LOYALLY.

  8. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    BROTHERS AND SISTERS :
    .
    THESE INCOMPETENT
    COWARDS,
    JUST
    BOAST
    AND
    BLUFF- THAT IS
    INHERENT IN THEIR SAVAGE NATURE.
    ***
    **
    *

  9. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 8:54 pm

    JUST;
    PRAY
    FOR
    THE PROTECTION
    OF
    THE PEOPLE
    OF
    AFGHANISTAN FROM
    THE “DRVIL” !

  10. Baghlani says:
    August 21, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    AND FOR THE
    THE EMERGENCE
    OF
    A
    TRULY
    HUMANE
    AND
    CIVILIZED
    WORLD !

  11. Nasrullah says:
    August 22, 2018 at 5:42 am

    Baghlani, you ignorant slut! Put some baby powder on that red, swollen vagina of yours and shut up. If you weren’t such a Pakistani woman, you would be joining the Shaheen Corps and fighting for the freedom of all Afghanis. It’s obvious you were Baca bazi when you were young. Shut up and go back to offering your ass in the night. Love, your Father

  12. Baghlani says:
    August 22, 2018 at 4:10 pm

    You ((son of “KHOOK”))
    still have not taken your stronger medication.
    .
    YOU ALBINO PIG
    WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
    SAVE YOUR TWIN
    ((ERIK- PRINCE THE “*PUNK”))

  13. Baghlani says:
    August 22, 2018 at 4:23 pm

    YOU “RAPISTS”:
    steal, kill, and pimp away your own children as if nothing happened- YOU FLAKY SEMI-RETARD CAN NOT FAKE IT ANYMORE.
    .
    YOUR COWARD MASTER
    WILL
    NEVER BE ABLE
    TO
    RECOVER ON THE GLOBAL SCENE AGAIN- EVERY BODY
    KNOWS
    YOUR
    “FAKE PARASATIC EXISTENCE”.

  14. Baghlani says:
    August 22, 2018 at 4:29 pm

    *Hey
    “KHOOK” !
    ======
    GIVE THIS MESSAGE
    TO
    ERIK “THE ALBINO”.
    ===============
    You are not good
    for
    anything else !

  15. Baghlani says:
    August 22, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    YOUR
    CRAZY MASTER
    WILL LAUGH ALL THE WAY
    TO
    THE BANK !
    .
    ALL
    DIRTY
    BLOOD MONEY
    FROM ALL OVER THE WORKD !
    ============

  16. Baghlani says:
    August 22, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    TO
    THE US
    AUTHORITIES:
    ***
    **
    *
    *Find
    a
    honorable
    exit strategy !
    =================
    THE ONLY SOLUTION.

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