Let the anti Contractor/antiPMC/Halliburton/Blackwater/Xe/TripleCanopy/KBR/DynCorp et al screaming reach a new cresendo. In place of 'boots on the ground,' US seeks contractors for Iraq Wary of putting combat troops in Iraq, the U.S. government is gauging contractors’ interest in advising the Iraqi Defense Ministry and Counter Terrorism Service in a range of capacities, including force development, logistics and planning and operations. The cynical will see this as naked wordplay to do what is needed without doing what is needed. And of course, the advantage of using contractors is that, should anything go haywire, they can be ignored, denied, or flat out left hanging. For those of you interested, there has been some professional writing done on the subject, such as this this and this from TX Hammes Here's another story on same theme: Contractors In Iraq?
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