"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 5/16/13 11:20 PM, wrote:

The thing most people don't know or chose to ignore is that our
withdrawal from Iraq was only the DoD people. We left 20,000-30,000
"contractors" there to do what the military was doing. It is good
for
the government because dead contractors don't come home to Dover in
flag draped coffins.
It is not any cheaper tho.

I suppose the real question is whether we have any reason to be
there
in the first place.



Many of the "contractors" are in Iraq because of greed, and nothing
more. If they come home dead, it is because they were willing to take
the risk for the money. I doubt most uniformed military personnel
joined
up because of the money.

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I continue to find it incredulous that so many people or businesses
engaged in providing a service or product for profit is doing so due
to "greed" according to you. The goal of any person or business
should be to earn more money than they spend. In personal finances,
the extra can be applied to improvements in life style, education of
family members and a nest egg for retirement. In business it affords
growth, expansion, higher employment and job security. Some do it
better than others, but without profits, we all may as well let the
government define what standard of living is allowed, what education
we receive, what health care is enough and what is a socially
acceptable retirement income. Maybe that's your idea of utopia, but
it's certainly not mine.