Tough guys: Iraqi and foreign members of a private security firm stand on a rooftop in Baghdad. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images/NEWSCOMMercenaries To Fill Void Left By U.S. Army -- Newsweek
As American troops leave Iraq, private security contractors will take over many of their tasks.
As the U.S. military continues to draw down its forces in Iraq later this month and complete a full exit by the end of next year, analysts say the withdrawal will be a boon for the private security industry, whose employees will likely undertake more quasi-military functions such as defusing explosives and providing armed response teams. “They [private security contractors] are going to have to do everything that we expect soldiers to do without going out on patrols to engage the enemy,” says one former industry insider. “There are some pretty smart number crunchers in all the major contractors who are figuring out how much of this increasing pie we’re going to be able to get.”
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My Comment: The Iraqi Armed Forces Chief Of Staff mentioned over the weekend that Iraqi will not be ready until 2020 to be able to defend Iraq. If true .... and I have no reason to doubt him .... it means busy (and lucrative) days ahead for every security firm in Iraq.
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