Wouldn't it be cheaper if US military replaced Blackwater?

Question

I know if I had the choice I would have chosen to do guard duty over patrols. I know this was not their only duties but you get my point.

I am sure some soldiers stationed in Germany could fill that void.

Ahcho A email me and enlighten me then.

Answer 1

Yes it would have been much cheaper to utilize the US military for duties which were outsourced to various contractors, however the problem is that we are (as numerously reported) short staffed within the millitary, which is the reason so many soldiers have to do multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It was stated that the salary of one of the blackwater supervisors who oversaw approximatly 30 employees is 4 times the salary of General Patreaus.

It is without a doubt that the duties Blackwater and other contractors are carrying out would have been much cheaper if done by the military. And I would say both in the long term and the short term. As any Blackwater employee who may be diabled due to an injury received while in Iraq would still be eligible to Social Security benefits.

Answer 2

We could do it. We would just have to increase our total military strength. This would save us money during the war, but once it was over it would start costing us again. The whole reason why we are using contractor is because they cut back soldiers in the 1990s to save money. They knew if we ever went to war again we would need to hire them, in fact that was part of there plan.

As a Iraq vet and a former soldier stationed in Germany, NO. We were deployed more often then state side units. I was there for 3 1/2 years and did 6 months in Macedonia, 6 months in Kosovo, and a tour in Iraq. The troops in German get pimped out to much now, because the news media is not there to cover it. Those guys in Europe are some of the most deployed and have the longest off post training in the army, with only Fort Drum having more.

Answer 3

Yes! There was absolutely NO reason to hire Blackwater other than to pay back big million dollar donors to the Bush /Pubs campaign. The monetary no-bid contract paybacks is how they insure million dollar donors to the Republican party are granted million/billion dollar profits and insure future large donations to the Pubs again!

The military would Do a better job plus they are governed by the Code of Military Conduct unlike Blackwater. This way we know bad things are not being done in our name.

Answer 4

Probably, but with the military strapped out already and an OPTEMPO that is about ready to break the Army, where are you going to find these extra servicemen?

You do realize that the Brigade Combat Teams stationed in Germany are also on the rotation schedule for Afghanistan and Iraq.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

That does depend actually. From what I understand if a contracter for any company gets hurt overseas it is not our tax dollars which go for their medical expenses or for there disability pay the rest of there life, like it does for US troops who earn a purple heart. So up front using the military is way cheaper, but the long term costs could end being more.

Answer 7

Why don't we just form another Federal Agency since Federal Agents overseas now must ride along with Blackwater operatives?

Answer 8

How about instead of more war funding and war talk we try to figure out what is wrong with our president when he can ask for hundreds of billions for the war in a Iraq when there are hundreds of millions missing and unaccountable for but we have to veto a child health insurance bill, what is wrong with our once great and helping country when war is more important than our children.

Answer 9

Yes, but then again, Blackwater would not even exist if we hadn't spent so many years emphasizing a "cheap" military instead of an effective one.

Answer 10

Probably.

There's an interesting op-ed in the Times today about privatization of US foreign policy.