Hired guns: views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Gespeichert in:
| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
|---|---|
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2010
|
| Schriftenreihe: | Rand Corporation monograph series
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | FAW01 FAW02 Volltext |
| Beschreibung: | "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation.". - "National Security Research Division." "The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives."--Page 4 of cover Includes bibliographical references Introduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 115 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0833049828 0833050753 9780833049827 9780833050755 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nmm a2200000zc 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV043062779 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 00000000000000.0 | ||
| 007 | cr|uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 151126s2010 |||| o||u| ||||||eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0833049828 |9 0-8330-4982-8 | ||
| 020 | |a 0833050753 |c electronic bk. |9 0-8330-5075-3 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780833049827 |9 978-0-8330-4982-7 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780833050755 |c electronic bk. |9 978-0-8330-5075-5 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)676695801 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV043062779 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e aacr | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-1046 |a DE-1047 | ||
| 082 | 0 | |a 956.7044/31 |2 22 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Hired guns |b views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom |c Sarah K. Cotton [and others] |
| 264 | 1 | |a Santa Monica, CA |b RAND |c 2010 | |
| 300 | |a 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 115 pages) | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a Rand Corporation monograph series | |
| 500 | |a "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation.". - "National Security Research Division." | ||
| 500 | |a "The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives."--Page 4 of cover | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references | ||
| 500 | |a Introduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Contracting out | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Government contractors | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Iraq | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Postwar reconstruction | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Private military companies | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Private security services | |
| 650 | 4 | |a United States | |
| 650 | 4 | |a History | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY / Military |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Postwar reconstruction |z Iraq |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Private military companies |z Iraq |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Private security services |z Iraq |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Government contractors |z Iraq |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Contracting out |z Iraq |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Government contractors |z United States |x Evaluation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Contracting out |z United States |x Evaluation | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Irak | |
| 651 | 4 | |a USA | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Cotton, Sarah K. |e Sonstige |4 oth | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Rand Corporation |b National Security Research Division |e Sonstige |4 oth | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538 |x Aggregator |3 Volltext |
| 912 | |a ZDB-4-EBA | ||
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028486970 | ||
| 966 | e | |u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538 |l FAW01 |p ZDB-4-EBA |q FAW_PDA_EBA |x Aggregator |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538 |l FAW02 |p ZDB-4-EBA |q FAW_PDA_EBA |x Aggregator |3 Volltext | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1804175439067873280 |
|---|---|
| any_adam_object | |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV043062779 |
| collection | ZDB-4-EBA |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)676695801 (DE-599)BVBBV043062779 |
| dewey-full | 956.7044/31 |
| dewey-hundreds | 900 - History & geography |
| dewey-ones | 956 - Middle East (Near East) |
| dewey-raw | 956.7044/31 |
| dewey-search | 956.7044/31 |
| dewey-sort | 3956.7044 231 |
| dewey-tens | 950 - History of Asia |
| discipline | Geschichte |
| format | Electronic eBook |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04942nmm a2200673zc 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV043062779</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">00000000000000.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr|uuu---uuuuu</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">151126s2010 |||| o||u| ||||||eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0833049828</subfield><subfield code="9">0-8330-4982-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0833050753</subfield><subfield code="c">electronic bk.</subfield><subfield code="9">0-8330-5075-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780833049827</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-8330-4982-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780833050755</subfield><subfield code="c">electronic bk.</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-8330-5075-5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)676695801</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV043062779</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">aacr</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-1046</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-1047</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">956.7044/31</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Hired guns</subfield><subfield code="b">views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom</subfield><subfield code="c">Sarah K. Cotton [and others]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Santa Monica, CA</subfield><subfield code="b">RAND</subfield><subfield code="c">2010</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 115 pages)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Rand Corporation monograph series</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation.". - "National Security Research Division."</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives."--Page 4 of cover</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Introduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Contracting out</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Government contractors</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Iraq</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Postwar reconstruction</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Private military companies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Private security services</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">United States</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY / Military</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Postwar reconstruction</subfield><subfield code="z">Iraq</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Private military companies</subfield><subfield code="z">Iraq</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Private security services</subfield><subfield code="z">Iraq</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Government contractors</subfield><subfield code="z">Iraq</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Contracting out</subfield><subfield code="z">Iraq</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Government contractors</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Contracting out</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">Evaluation</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Irak</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cotton, Sarah K.</subfield><subfield code="e">Sonstige</subfield><subfield code="4">oth</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="710" ind1="2" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Rand Corporation</subfield><subfield code="b">National Security Research Division</subfield><subfield code="e">Sonstige</subfield><subfield code="4">oth</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538</subfield><subfield code="x">Aggregator</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028486970</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538</subfield><subfield code="l">FAW01</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FAW_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="x">Aggregator</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538</subfield><subfield code="l">FAW02</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FAW_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="x">Aggregator</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | Irak USA |
| geographic_facet | Irak USA |
| id | DE-604.BV043062779 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-10T07:16:18Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0833049828 0833050753 9780833049827 9780833050755 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-028486970 |
| oclc_num | 676695801 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-1046 DE-1047 |
| owner_facet | DE-1046 DE-1047 |
| physical | 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 115 pages) |
| psigel | ZDB-4-EBA ZDB-4-EBA FAW_PDA_EBA |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publishDateSearch | 2010 |
| publishDateSort | 2010 |
| publisher | RAND |
| record_format | marc |
| series2 | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| spelling | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom Sarah K. Cotton [and others] Santa Monica, CA RAND 2010 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 115 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Rand Corporation monograph series "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation.". - "National Security Research Division." "The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives."--Page 4 of cover Includes bibliographical references Introduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations Contracting out Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Postwar reconstruction Private military companies Private security services United States History HISTORY / Military bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General bisacsh Geschichte Postwar reconstruction Iraq Evaluation Private military companies Iraq Evaluation Private security services Iraq Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Evaluation Contracting out Iraq Evaluation Government contractors United States Evaluation Contracting out United States Evaluation Irak USA Cotton, Sarah K. Sonstige oth Rand Corporation National Security Research Division Sonstige oth http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538 Aggregator Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom Contracting out Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Postwar reconstruction Private military companies Private security services United States History HISTORY / Military bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General bisacsh Geschichte Postwar reconstruction Iraq Evaluation Private military companies Iraq Evaluation Private security services Iraq Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Evaluation Contracting out Iraq Evaluation Government contractors United States Evaluation Contracting out United States Evaluation |
| title | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| title_auth | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| title_exact_search | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| title_full | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom Sarah K. Cotton [and others] |
| title_fullStr | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom Sarah K. Cotton [and others] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hired guns views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom Sarah K. Cotton [and others] |
| title_short | Hired guns |
| title_sort | hired guns views about armed contractors in operation iraqi freedom |
| title_sub | views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| topic | Contracting out Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Postwar reconstruction Private military companies Private security services United States History HISTORY / Military bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General bisacsh Geschichte Postwar reconstruction Iraq Evaluation Private military companies Iraq Evaluation Private security services Iraq Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Evaluation Contracting out Iraq Evaluation Government contractors United States Evaluation Contracting out United States Evaluation |
| topic_facet | Contracting out Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Postwar reconstruction Private military companies Private security services United States History HISTORY / Military POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General Geschichte Postwar reconstruction Iraq Evaluation Private military companies Iraq Evaluation Private security services Iraq Evaluation Government contractors Iraq Evaluation Contracting out Iraq Evaluation Government contractors United States Evaluation Contracting out United States Evaluation Irak USA |
| url | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343538 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cottonsarahk hiredgunsviewsaboutarmedcontractorsinoperationiraqifreedom AT randcorporationnationalsecurityresearchdivision hiredgunsviewsaboutarmedcontractorsinoperationiraqifreedom |