A Very Private War

I was a bit appalled, well very appalled, that conflicts in Iraq and other countries are being run for profit by private contractors. Several companies are making millions of profits out of an illegal, and legal military interventions such as the on in Darfur, war which not only raises moral questions but also costs taxpayers billions of pounds more than it would if the services had been provided ‘in house’ so to speak. The money waste don paying private contractors could be better spent on arming our troops in the battlefield and giving them decent homes when they are not on active duty. The moral questions raised are also a minefield, excuse the pun, it seems that mercenaries are above the law and they can kill anyone without immunity in Iraq, as they seem to have been given similar powers to the US army in Iraq under Paul Brener’s provisional Iraqi government.