[redgolum]

While I like some of Ron Paul’s ideas, he is about one ton of bricks shy of a full load.

For instance, he was on the radio advocating orders of marque and reprisal to fight terror instead of the US military.

In other words pirating and private armies not under any sort of oversight. Which never works out well.

[George W. Bush]

In other words pirating (...cough...U.S.-funded U.N. troops in Kosovo and elsewhere...cough...) and private armies (...cough...Blackwater and 120 other mercenary army units in Iraq...cough...) not under any sort of oversight.

Fixed a few typos.

Which never works out well.

What'cher point?

[ksen]

For instance, he was on the radio advocating orders of marque and reprisal to fight terror instead of the US military.

What is the difference between using these or funding companies like Blackwater or Dyncorp?

I see no reason why the war on terror can't be fought the way Iran and the others are fighting Israel: just fund insurgent groups to attack the country we believe to be behind terrorist attacks against our interests.