fallout2600
September 10th, 2009, 08:21 AM
Thousands of Contractors Being Added to Cover for Troop 'Pullouts' Which Still Aren't Happening
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/added-contractors-increasing-overall-us-force-size-in-iraq/
Or it would if the pullout was even happening. Nearly eight months into his administration President Obama has not significantly reduced the number of troops in the nation since taking office, and what was roughly 135,000 when he arrived is now still 131,000 or so, and this number is not expected to change until at least 60 days after the January election (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/2009/08/30/us-general-claims-iraq-pullout-moving-forward/). So indeed, these thousands of new contractors are “replacing” troops that haven’t actually gone anywhere, and amount to a covert escalation of the overall force operating in the nation.
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/added-contractors-increasing-overall-us-force-size-in-iraq/
Or it would if the pullout was even happening. Nearly eight months into his administration President Obama has not significantly reduced the number of troops in the nation since taking office, and what was roughly 135,000 when he arrived is now still 131,000 or so, and this number is not expected to change until at least 60 days after the January election (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/2009/08/30/us-general-claims-iraq-pullout-moving-forward/). So indeed, these thousands of new contractors are “replacing” troops that haven’t actually gone anywhere, and amount to a covert escalation of the overall force operating in the nation.