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Erik Prince: Contractors, Not Troops, Will Save Afghanistan

30th August, 2017 · admin
Erik Prince

Erik Prince

The New York Times: This spring, as Afghanistan policy was debated in Washington, the president asked for fresh options to end the war honorably. Faced with two choices — pulling out entirely or staying the course — I argued strongly for a new approach, a third path that would put in place a light footprint of American Special Forces, as well as contractors to work with Afghans to focus on the goal that Americans really care about: denying America’s enemies the sanctuary they used to plan the Sept. 11 attacks. Click here to read more (external link).

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