EXCLUSIVE: Military officials worried that Trump may agree to privatize Afghan war using Blackwater firm
President Donald Trump, increasingly venting frustration to his national security team about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, is showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the war, current and former senior administration officials said.
Prince's idea, which first surfaced last year during the president's Afghanistan strategy review, envisions replacing troops with private military contractors who would work for a special U.S. envoy for the war who would report directly to the president. It has raised ethical and security concerns among senior military officials, key lawmakers and members of Trump's national security team.
Read more on this story at NBCNews.com and watch an interview with Erik Prince on Andrea Mitchell Reports at 12:15 p.m. ET on MSNBC.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/officials-worry-trump-may-back-erik-prince-plan-privatize-war-n901401?cid=eml_nbn_20180817
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