Outsourcing the Mid-East War on Something

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Reports from a study commission found that the number of private workers (200,000), who provide support services for the military in the Mid-East, is about equal to the number of military personnel in the area. They receive wages that are several times those of military personnel and they have overseen projects in which billions of dollars have been wasted. The commission wondered why we have relied so heavily on more expensive private companies for support services when the military does not have to resources or capability to supervise their activities.

One of the explanations for the huge increase in outsourcing public services to private contractors may be political. The contracting firms contribute to campaigns and they remember who made it possible for them to take their share from the government trough.