Hired guns :: views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom /
"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 be...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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 |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 115 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780833050755 0833050753 1282940503 9781282940505 9786612940507 6612940506 |
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| contents | 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. |
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| spelling | Hired guns : views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom / Sarah K. Cotton [and others]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010. 1 online resource (xxvi, 115 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 data file Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-987-SRF "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. Print version record. English. 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. Reconstruction d'après-guerre Irak Évaluation. Sociétés militaires privées Irak Évaluation. Services privés de sécurité Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement Irak Évaluation. Impartition Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement États-Unis Évaluation. Impartition États-Unis Évaluation. HISTORY Military. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. bisacsh Contracting out Evaluation fast Government contractors Evaluation fast Iraq fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCBPBdMfmXtd4M8cvJXd United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Cotton, Sarah K. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00049681 Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95044143 has work: Hired guns (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGjgQMH7jBcq4wrbDMtV83 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR Print version: Hired guns. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010 9780833049827 (DLC) 2010015412 (OCoLC)608687394 Rand Corporation monograph series. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008057654 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=343538 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Hired guns : views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom / Rand Corporation monograph series. 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. 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. Reconstruction d'après-guerre Irak Évaluation. Sociétés militaires privées Irak Évaluation. Services privés de sécurité Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement Irak Évaluation. Impartition Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement États-Unis Évaluation. Impartition États-Unis Évaluation. HISTORY Military. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. bisacsh Contracting out Evaluation fast Government contractors Evaluation fast |
| 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 | 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. Reconstruction d'après-guerre Irak Évaluation. Sociétés militaires privées Irak Évaluation. Services privés de sécurité Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement Irak Évaluation. Impartition Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement États-Unis Évaluation. Impartition États-Unis Évaluation. HISTORY Military. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. bisacsh Contracting out Evaluation fast Government contractors Evaluation fast |
| topic_facet | 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. Reconstruction d'après-guerre Irak Évaluation. Sociétés militaires privées Irak Évaluation. Services privés de sécurité Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement Irak Évaluation. Impartition Irak Évaluation. Fournisseurs du gouvernement États-Unis Évaluation. Impartition États-Unis Évaluation. HISTORY Military. POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. Contracting out Evaluation Government contractors Evaluation Iraq United States |
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