Posted by caraher on October 18, 2007, at 8:37:55
In reply to The Price of Freedom » Michael83, posted by Sigismund on October 17, 2007, at 16:42:21
Since the US already hires mercenaries to protect diplomats (traditionally the job of the Marine Corps) it's clear that privatization of the military is already well underway.
I'm not really a fan, but the one thing I do like about Ron Paul is his idealistic notion that the US Constitution does matter and that Congress alone, and not a "unitary executive," has the right to commit the nation to war. I'm not sure how that plays out if one allows the government to hire private armies (does Blackwater need a declaration of war to fight?).
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