Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

Security forces walk at the site of a suicide attack outside the NATO military headquarters and US embassy in Kabul. Photo AFP

From the New York Times:

Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also form the highest ratio of contractors to military personnel recorded in any war in the history of the United States.

On a superficial level, the shift means that most of those representing the United States in the war will be wearing the scruffy cargo pants, polo shirts, baseball caps and other casual accouterments favored by overseas contractors rather than the fatigues and flight suits of the military.

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My Comment: This is probably not a good thing .... especially when you read stories like this one.