With U. S. Troops Still in the Mideast, Private Firms Must Guard Military

One of George Bush Jr.'s campaign promises was to "rebuild the military power of the United States,"1 which Dick Cheney, his vice-presidential candidate, claimed had lapsed because of "multiplying missions and unclear goals."2 However, Bush's multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have overtaxed the military even more and now have led to hiring more civilian contractors for such basic duties as guarding U.S. military bases.

Private security firms have taken over what traditionally was a sole province of the military.3 In a typical contract, Akal Security has been awarded $70 million to guard eight stateside Army bases.4

http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df10222003.html

I wonder if this was another no-bid contract.

Send Halliburton employees over to fight our wars.

they've only been at this for 20 years. It's not easy undoing 450 years of international military tradition.

lowering what Uncle Sam declairs as the cost of the war since these expences are'nt "directly" related to Iraq or Afg.

Even though they obviously are.

There probably isn't any gold left anyway but curious minds want to know.