Sunday, August 15, 2010

Iraq, America and hired guns

Iraq, America and hired guns | Analysis & Opinion |

One of the consequences of shrinking our armed forces has been the rise of contractors. Americans don't seem to mind, since we no longer have to fear the draft board, but are citizens really aware of the numbers and costs associated with the rise of "private security"?
Their number is vast — 95,000 in Iraq and 112,000 in Afghanistan according to the latest Pentagon count. This means that there are more civilian contractors than American troops both in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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