Hired Guns Views About Armed Contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom
This study reports the results of a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel with Iraq war experience to shed light on the costs and benefits of using private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war. For the most part, respondents did not b...
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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RAND Corporation
2010
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Summary: | This study reports the results of a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel with Iraq war experience to shed light on the costs and benefits of using private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war. For the most part, respondents did not believe that PSCs were "running wild" in Iraq, but they held mixed views on PSCs' contribution to the U.S. military operation and U.S. foreign policy objectives. |
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ISBN: | MG987SRF 9780833050755 9780833049827 |
Access: | Open Access |