[Dane]

By the way, do you realize we've scooped all major media and networks with this story. That's a good thing in case you haven't figured it out yet.

Wow you scooped all the major media(except maybe Soldier of Fortune magazine), about a Congressman submitting a bill that the US employ mercenaries.

Sheesh you Libertarians are a weird bunch. First you have Lew Rockwell and Co, saying that the WTC atrociites are the US's fault because of an "interventionist" foreign policy and now we have the most Libertarian member of Congress saying that we should officially autorize mercernaries.

Excuse me but aren't mercenaries only effective when they can operate in secret(i.e. no official government sanction).

Leave it up to the Libertarian wing to pronounce our intentions with chest beating thumping, because it is wrapped up in 18th century language.

[Demidog]

As has been pointed out you continue to steep in your own ignorance. Privateers are not "mercenaries." Rather than continue to post nothing but negative comments based on ignorance, do some research and bring back a real argument.

[Liberal Classic]

You're still confusing privateers with mercenaries. Mercanries are soldiers for hire. Privateers are bounty hunters. Another difference is soldiers for hire work under the command of regulars, while bounty hunters work on their own.

I am confused by this reaction, since there was a news article about the use of mercanies in Columbia and the reaction from many Republicans nonplussed. It was mostly the Democrats and other left-wingers that got all hot-under-the-collar about "private armies."

This is, in essence, another way of saying "Bin Laden: wanted dead or alive $1,000,000 reward."

As an aside, Dane, you must know all libertarians aren't the same, just as all Republicans aren't the same or agree with each and every platform plank.

[1rudeboy]

Don't be silly. Our interventionist foreign policy is only unacceptable if our (underpaid) troops do the fighting.
Overtly recruiting private citizens to do our fighting for us is acceptable.

[Anonymous2]

oh, brother. you are a classic example of the 'law of holes' in action.

[jammer]

Excuse me but aren't mercenaries only effective when they can operate in secret(i.e. no official government sanction).

No. It's past your bedtime.