Comments on: On the privatization of the army http://www.aviaharon.com/2010/01/on-the-privatization-of-the-army/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-privatization-of-the-army נעליים שחורות Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:17:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: avi http://www.aviaharon.com/2010/01/on-the-privatization-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-811 avi Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:18:52 +0000 http://www.aviaharon.com/?p=167#comment-811 <a href="#comment-810" rel="nofollow">@Jason </a> A private army - that acts according to the law - is not more dangerous than you and me and our gun permit. The potential disagreement among rivaling armies is analog to the existing rivalry among units within a single army. These armies may betray each other in the way the Red Army betrayed the Polish army in WWII. On the other hand, they could supress their attitude in the way the US and UK armies worked together (or at least to the same end). As for Iran, I absolutely agree, @Jason
A private army – that acts according to the law – is not more dangerous than you and me and our gun permit. The potential disagreement among rivaling armies is analog to the existing rivalry among units within a single army. These armies may betray each other in the way the Red Army betrayed the Polish army in WWII. On the other hand, they could supress their attitude in the way the US and UK armies worked together (or at least to the same end).

As for Iran, I absolutely agree,

]]> By: Jason http://www.aviaharon.com/2010/01/on-the-privatization-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Jason Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:28:17 +0000 http://www.aviaharon.com/?p=167#comment-810 The government must have a monopoly over the use of force. It must be the only entity that can legally use force. If there were two armies, and they disagreed on anything, there would be no one able to stop the "rogue" army from misusing its force. It would be anarchy, with no one entity with the right and ability to use force to protect its citizens. Israel needs to destroy Iran's government, and the United States in such a case needs to support Israel both militarily and with moral approval. It's just a matter of will, which only a philosophy of reason can give. The government must have a monopoly over the use of force. It must be the only entity that can legally use force. If there were two armies, and they disagreed on anything, there would be no one able to stop the “rogue” army from misusing its force. It would be anarchy, with no one entity with the right and ability to use force to protect its citizens.

Israel needs to destroy Iran’s government, and the United States in such a case needs to support Israel both militarily and with moral approval. It’s just a matter of will, which only a philosophy of reason can give.

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