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020			_z9780833049827 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_z0833049828 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	1	4	_aDS79.769 _b.H47 2010eb
082	0	4	_a956.7044/31 _222
245	0	0	_aHired guns _h[electronic resource] : _bviews about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom / _cSarah K. Cotton ... [et al.].
260			_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2010.
300			_axxvi, 115 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations.
520			_aThe use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aPostwar reconstruction _zIraq _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aPrivate military companies _zIraq _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aPrivate security services _zIraq _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aGovernment contractors _zIraq _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aContracting out _zIraq _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aGovernment contractors _zUnited States _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aContracting out _zUnited States _xEvaluation.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aCotton, Sarah K.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10425078 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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