(1/3) Today I sent a letter to President Trump urging him to oppose any efforts to privatize essential U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, including the proposal advocated by former Blackwater USA CEO Erik Prince.
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(2/3) The outsourcing of core military functions to a private “for profit” corporation will tarnish the honor and diminish the sacrifice of those who have served our country, and will risk the safety of our deployed U.S. military and civilian personnel.
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(3/3) It will also increase American spending on a war that has already cost taxpayers more than $718 billion since 2001. You can read the letter here: https://lynch.house.gov/sites/lynch.house.gov/files/NS%20Subcommittee%20Dem%20Letter%20on%20Afghanistan%20Privatization%2C%20October%2023%2C%202018.pdf …
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The ONLY reason outsourcing would be more costly than using our own military would be because our military is extremely underpaid & under-appreciated. There are fast food managers who make more than military personnel & veterans.
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No 'for profit' military corporations around here..pic.twitter.com/HABTTHY1md
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