Contractors should battle ISIS?

Regardless of how specialized Blackwater is, this is a BAD idea on a number of fronts.

1. Contractors [retired SOF, SAS, etc.] will be viewed at henchman instead of saviors because let's face it, there are those in that community believe in getting the job done "at all cost" because their ROE is a little boarder than the US military coupled with a few "grey" areas.
2. If Blackwater is sent other there, how much will Congress or the DoD appropriate in funds. Will those funds be put to their use in operations or will these contractors pocket most it?

I'll just say those two because I don't want to go in on whether they'd get air/fire support, transportation for that matter real operational support [intel, commo, etc.]

Don't care how much expertise Blackwater has, they'd still need the gov't to support them and I don't think Congress, whether Democrat or Republican would cut a check for them to go in.

Not much we can do with the current ROE's so I for them having a go at it

In the and of the day the US will be on international public trail .

I am not opposed to this. The bigger question is "Why aren't they already?". Which leads to our strategy or lack there of. I don't believe that we, in the words of Sun Tzu are "appearing weak when we are strong" (Paraphrased). We are either truly weak and can't defeat them or we lack the will. Of course we have the ablility, so therefore we must lack the will. My true concern is the why part- what is POTUS's ultimate objective?

If we are going to Merc up and do what needs to be done then I'm all for it. We used them in Iraq, but I would say that they need more than just some jeeps. I'd join up for a nice hefty pay check to go over and fight.

I fully believe the recent ROE restrictions of the present armed forces is overly restrictive to our warriors, it is now based on political BS, not effective defense/offense measures. If someone fires at me. I'm returning fire regardless if they are hiding in a mosque or someone's house. That's the way it is and should be. We need to cut the tea time and show a strength of force. I don't want their money or country, I just want to support our alliances we have with other countries.
Contractors don't have the political BS that the active military does and can do whatever needs to be done, regardless of method. No, they can't just "free fire" and randomly kill people, but they can skirt our ROE and accomplish their objectives. They are paid to do what they do and from what I know, they do it pretty darned well.

am i too old to be hired, i will gladly go fight isis...I will be 63 in november

We need to use any and all tools in our tool bag. Bring in Blackwater and any other speclalized military we can to go after the ISIS rebels and take off the gloves.

The only issue I see is that they are businesses just like any other and thus they have to cover their operating costs and payroll in order to remain profitable.

Who's going to pay the check?

Other than that it's a good plan.

I think that service members should earn what the contractors would be paid as well as the freedom to do the job they are sent to do without the interference of politicians and liberal media.
They have been defending our freedom and way of life for centuries. Let them continue to do so.