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Article snippet: Top Trump advisers recruited two businessmen with backgrounds in military contracting to come up with alternative plans for Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Monday. Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik D. Prince and DynCorp owner Stephen A. Feinberg have floated proposals to use contractor instead of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan. According to the Times report, they have presented their alternatives to the Pentagon’s plan to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan to chief strategist Stephen Bannon and senior advisor and Trump son-on-law Jared Kushner. The Times reported that Mattis “listened politely” but did not include the ideas in the policy review he and national security adviser Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster are leading. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more