Because that worked out so well previously (see Blackwater for details) As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow 24-12-2014: The U.S. government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors in Iraq as part of President Barack Obamas growing effort to beat back Islamic State militants threatening the Baghdad government, a senior U.S. official said. How many contractors will deploy to Iraq - beyond the roughly 1,800 now working there for the U.S. State Department - will depend in part, the official said, on how widely dispersed U.S. troops advising Iraqi security forces are, and how far they are from U.S. diplomatic facilities. Still, the preparations to increase the number of contractors - who can be responsible for everything from security to vehicle repair and food service - underscores Obamas growing commitment in Iraq. When U.S. troops and diplomats venture into war zones, contractors tend to follow, doing jobs once handled by the military itself.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:44:23 +0000
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