The New War. The New Face of War. The Long War. The Forever War. Blah blah blah.
This Year, Contractor Deaths Exceed Military Ones in Iraq and Afghanistan
More than 250 civilians working under U.S. contracts died in the war zones between January and June 2010, according to a ProPublica analysis of the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Labor, which tracks contractor deaths. In the same period, 235 soldiers died, according to Pentagon figures.
Possibly positive:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a plan last month to sharply reduce the number of contractors, saying the Pentagon has become overly dependent on private workers to carry out jobs once done by soldiers.
Fewer contractors, more military personnel required, draft, resistance to permanent state of war increases. Fingers crossed.
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