Hired Guns
Views About Armed Contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Treaties, International Relations
| Author: | Sarah K. Cotton, Ulrich Petersohn, Molly Dunigan, Q Burkhart, Megan Zander-Cotugno | ISBN: | 9780833050755 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation | Publication: | June 16, 2010 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sarah K. Cotton, Ulrich Petersohn, Molly Dunigan, Q Burkhart, Megan Zander-Cotugno |
| ISBN: | 9780833050755 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication: | June 16, 2010 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
