Bush Lied: True Stories from the Sand Box: Are private contractors the solution?

Another problem in Iraq and Afghanistan and all global conflicts that the United States is involved in is the use of private security forces to fight our wars. There are many problems with the use of private security. Here are some to name a few:
1. They are paid more than professional soldiers, which is very demoralizing.
2. When they get into trouble the Army and the Marines have to go bail them out.
3. It allows the government to lie about the actual numbers of soldiers fighting on the ground in the combat zone.
4. Private security members are not subject to any laws or regulation, I know of private security people that claimed to have tortured people.

These are just a few of the problems with private security firms operating in a combat zone. Our government needs to pass legislation to ban private contractors from all aspects of combat and military operations. The pentagon claims that contractors save the military money. All I have to say is COMPARED TO WHAT?

Bush Lied: True Stories from the Sand Box

Are private contractors the solution?

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