Posted on 05/09/2007 1:12:07 AM PDT by TheConservativeCitizen
The Left is in a tizzy over the use of private security companies in New Orleans following the destruction of Hurrican Katrina. And it has less to do with the fact they have been used on US soil than the fact that they exist at all. I have absolutely no problems using such companies overseas (I wish we could just hand over the entire country of Iraq to such a company), but as a free ‘non-serf’ citizen I am always on guard against strong arm tactics by government on any level that may endanger the rights of the citizenry. But all I see here is a bunch of well armed men protecting refugees and property from predators, looters, and armed street gangs in a disaster situation. Hardly worthy of hand-wringing and chest beating by the opposition.
The OH MY GOD squad at Pandagon.net is shrieking fascism and totalitarianism, rape and thuggery, but that’s probably to be expected from those who wouldn’t know a merc from a security consultant......
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Let’s say these “well-armed men” are controlled by a company controlled by George Soros.
Let’s say Soros has several of these companies that add up to 10s of thousands of men. Just for fun, let’s make at least 50% of these “security personnel” immigrants(legal).
Do you like Geoerge Soros’ having control over a private army of non-Americans in America?
This is not a strawman. It could happen.
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