Comments on: New Light on Private Security Contractors in Iraq http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/09/new_light.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: MAC http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/09/new_light.html/comment-page-1#comment-7183 MAC Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:23:25 +0000 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=1963#comment-7183 The security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are all really good men and women. Most have served in the military and are proud to again be able to serve their country (BUT THIS TIME GET PAID FOR IT!!!!) The rest are prior law enforcement and the same reasoning applies. The notion of a rogue band of road warriors roaming the streets of Iraq shooting people indiscriminately is simply the media's way of trying to pull in readers/watchers. Most security contracts will not even accept you unless you have served in the special forces in some branch of the military. Our country used to be proud of its men and women who serve overseas and put their lives in danger for the American way. Right, wrong, or indifferent, getting behind the president and praising our heroes that come home (either under or in coach). Yet every pouge out there who has never been there or done that wants to put their stamp on something they know absolutely nothing about. The reasons why people are not told the details of contracts with the Gov't is called OPSEC (if you are reading this you are on the internet so LOOK IT UP). Also when you have orders to protect the principle at all costs and all other means of avoidance to potentially hazardous and deadly situations arise. You do what every red blooded American has done since the creation of our great nation. You eliminate the threat!!!! My advice is this. Until you have walked a mile in my shoes, keep your nonsense to yourself. The security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are all really good men and women. Most have served in the military and are proud to again be able to serve their country (BUT THIS TIME GET PAID FOR IT!!!!) The rest are prior law enforcement and the same reasoning applies. The notion of a rogue band of road warriors roaming the streets of Iraq shooting people indiscriminately is simply the media’s way of trying to pull in readers/watchers.

Most security contracts will not even accept you unless you have served in the special forces in some branch of the military. Our country used to be proud of its men and women who serve overseas and put their lives in danger for the American way. Right, wrong, or indifferent, getting behind the president and praising our heroes that come home (either under or in coach). Yet every pouge out there who has never been there or done that wants to put their stamp on something they know absolutely nothing about.

The reasons why people are not told the details of contracts with the Gov’t is called OPSEC (if you are reading this you are on the internet so LOOK IT UP). Also when you have orders to protect the principle at all costs and all other means of avoidance to potentially hazardous and deadly situations arise. You do what every red blooded American has done since the creation of our great nation. You eliminate the threat!!!!

My advice is this. Until you have walked a mile in my shoes, keep your nonsense to yourself.

]]> By: Contractor Guy http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/09/new_light.html/comment-page-1#comment-3931 Contractor Guy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:35:00 +0000 http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=1963#comment-3931 In Iraq, much of our budget/expense is spent on paying US contractors to rebuild their public utilities and oil infrastructure. US contractors rebuilding their country, while we neglect ours. Our economy and debt is alarming, yet in Iraq they have a large surplus and are more than able to fund this in house. I understand it's our duty to help them with our military prowess, however Iraq should pay and use their own non-military related contractors. They need to be more engage in the rebuilding of our country, I don't feel it's our duty to pay millions to rebuild their country, and think they should step up and rebuild their own. In Iraq, much of our budget/expense is spent on paying US contractors to rebuild their public utilities and oil infrastructure. US contractors rebuilding their country, while we neglect ours. Our economy and debt is alarming, yet in Iraq they have a large surplus and are more than able to fund this in house. I understand it’s our duty to help them with our military prowess, however Iraq should pay and use their own non-military related contractors. They need to be more engage in the rebuilding of our country, I don’t feel it’s our duty to pay millions to rebuild their country, and think they should step up and rebuild their own.

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