Or is this secret American policy to allow Prince and his confederates to ply their dirty work in Iran in hopes of provoking that country to retaliate say against our carrier groups operating in the Persian Gulf that would justify our attack against them?
This should not be dismissed out of hand as beyond the realm of possibility. The "Times" article did mention the UAE as having territorial disputes with Iran over a "chain of islands" in the Persian Gulf but according to the "Times" sources, there was "no expectation that the mercenary troops would be used for a stealth attack on Iran," (not something I'd bet the house on).
Anytime you place an armed force (mercenary or otherwise) in an area directly off the Strait of Hormuz and Iran, a key potential bottleneck point (if that narrow passage was blocked preventing any shipping) where most of the world's crude oil passes, the chances for a disastrous conflict arises exponentially.
Erik Prince needs to be reined in, not just fined but prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
At present he is a menace, an un-prosecuted felon more dangerous in fact to the U.S. and its people than Osama bin Laden ever was or could ever have been.
[1] Initially five "Blackwater" guards were to be prosecuted in the U.S. by the Justice Department for their roles in a notorious Baghdad shooting but the charges were dismissed by a federal judge in 2010. However in April, 2011 a federal appeals court revived the Justice Department's case against the five men with the final outcome still pending.
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