The U.S. military's expanding waistline
aljazeera / Pratrap Chaterjee
25-Feb-2009

...The head of public relations for Logistical Supply Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, the biggest US base in that country.,,has a simple explanation for why the army relies so heavily on contractors to operate facilities today.  "What we have today is an all-volunteer army...In the old army...it wasn't fun; it wasn't intended to be fun. But today...we have to recruit, just like any corporation...and after we get them to come in, it behooves us to give them a reason to stay...

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