Because they operate with little oversight, using contractors also enables the military to skirt troop limits imposed by Congress and to carry out clandestine operations without committing U.S. troops or attracting public attention. "Private military corporations become a way to distance themselves and create what we used to call 'plausible deniability,'" says Daniel Nelson, a former professor of civil-military relations at the Defense Department's Marshall European Center for Security Studies. "It's disastrous for democracy."
Really, I'm not crazy
Because they operate with little oversight, using contractors also enables the military to skirt troop limits imposed by Congress and to carry out clandestine operations without committing U.S. troops or attracting public attention. "Private military corporations become a way to distance themselves and create what we used to call 'plausible deniability,'" says Daniel Nelson, a former professor of civil-military relations at the Defense Department's Marshall European Center for Security Studies. "It's disastrous for democracy."
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I'm taking over LJ and turning it intp a chicken blog*
*At least for today At the farm a few weeks ago, J was looking to expand his flock of chickens and in preparation, managed to score a free rooster…
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Query
Is there ever any sort of discussion about the environmental impact of the oil spills associated with tankers sunk in WWII?
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I'm at a small dairy making sausage and eating foods
Last night's meal: Veal sweetbreads from calves slaughtered that morning in a cream sauce made with wild garlic and foraged mushrooms. I'm not even…
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