Comments on: Combating War Profiteering http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/07/combating_war_profiteering.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David Zetland http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/07/combating_war_profiteering.html/comment-page-1#comment-849 David Zetland Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:54:41 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/07/combating_war_profiteering.html#comment-849 This is an important topic -- especially as the incentives of contractors (more work = more $) are different than those of gov't forces (more work = more risk of death for same money). The duration of the WoT will lengthen in direct proportion to the share of contractors. Look how long the War on Drugs has lasted and then look at the DEA's budget/stake at its continuation. This is an important topic — especially as the incentives of contractors (more work = more $) are different than those of gov’t forces (more work = more risk of death for same money).

The duration of the WoT will lengthen in direct proportion to the share of contractors. Look how long the War on Drugs has lasted and then look at the DEA’s budget/stake at its continuation.

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