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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I suspect the real reason we are using private suppliers is that the administration would rather spend more money than send more troops, for political and ideological (Rumsfeld's remaking the military) reasons.
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I tend to agree with this. Plus, in a situation where we are close to maxing out our military, it's good to have this hireable expertise sitting out there available on a short-term contract basis. Much cheaper, in the long run, than expanding the military with long-term hires (and thus long-term liabilities.)
