To borrow a nice adjective expletive from Ms. Palin, it is “out-flippin’-rageous” what the “public servants” in DC are allowing to happen when we “finally” pull out of Iraq!!!

U.S. plans private guard force for Iraq

State Department prepares to hire 5,100-strong security detail and take over military hardware after Army leaves

According to the Wall Street Journal, “The State Department is preparing to spend close to $3 billion to hire a security force to protect diplomats in Iraq after the U.S. pulls its last troops out of the country by year’s end. In testimony Monday before the Commission on Wartime Contracting, Patrick Kennedy, undersecretary of state for management, said the department plans to hire a 5,100-strong force to protect diplomatic personnel, guard embassy buildings and operate a fleet of aircraft and armored vehicles.” [Count the zero’s 3,000,000,000.]

We do have issues right here at home that could use focus and money … things like unemployment, underemployment, education, healthcare and things like these.

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