Support whose troops?

Your favorite taxpayer-funded, private militia are murdering Iraqi civilians. You know, the Blackwater soldiers that have all the protective armor, advanced weaponry, and bullet-proof Hummers our troops are supposed to have.

What I enjoy most about this story is that maybe it will revitalize the reporting of a long-running theme in Iraq. [Oh, nevermind. I forgot our "liberal" media is owned by corporate conglomerates that want to keep your thumb up your ass.] That theme is the hundreds of billions of dollars being made in the private sector from the war, much of it being taxpayer-funded government contracts. Relative to this fortune, it would take chump change to properly protect our armed forces. But in reality, this is why the war was started (and oil!). Forget terrorism, WMDs, and Saddam. That is just a smokescreen so we could all be fleeced by the Military-Industrial Complex. No, not my opinion. Fact. People put "Support The Troops" stickers on their cars, but deny themselves the information on how those troops are treated by the government that employs them.

The story:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662586,00.html?imw=Y

The facts in entertainment form (they also have lots of links to more facts):
http://iraqforsale.org/

In this blogger's humble opinion, these goverment-contracted private soldiers are a glimpse into a very scary future. I can see our government-run armed forces (Army, Navy) being gradually downsized, while the private sector begins to own and train America's armed forces. That is the first step toward a New World Order. This is why I can't understand how regular Americans can blindly adopt the right-wing belief in less government. In the 21st century, less government means more business. It is a scale. Weight taken off one side makes the other side that much heavier. Despite the corruption in our government, at least they have to answer to somebody. [That is supposed to be us.]