New U.S. data show how heavily the Bush administration has relied on corporations to carry out the occupation of the war-torn nation. -- The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
Fact error in the first line. The Occupation has been over for years. Sovereignity was returned to the Interim government of Iraq in 2004. We are now fighting as allies against the terrorists. Apparently the LA Times wants the terrorists to win. May the terrorists and their allies in the LA Times be confounded. Quelle Suprise: the Iraqi government and its coalition partners hire Iraqis in addition to foreign contractors. When you combine the hired Iraqis with the foreign contractors, you get a number larger than the number of US forces. To a reasonable man, this would indicate that the US footprint is small, too small for an "Occupation" but more along the lines of a military assistance operation.
