Why does the U.S. government hire so many PMCs (private military contractor) corporations to do the work of war?
• Without a formal draft system, the U.S. doesn’t have enough manpower to adequately do everything that needs doing especially with two Middle East conflicts happening at the same time. • Private companies are not directly accountable to a legislative body and may cost more than providing the same functions within the military. • Private military firms have contributed millions of dollars in congressional and presidential campaigns. • By having a vast force of PMCs, the number of military casualties makes the death toll of the Wars seem lower. Nobody is keeping an exact count of non military deaths on defense bases but a respected estimate is for every four soldiers killed, a non-military contractor dies. What’s the lure of non military contracting at Middle East defense bases? Many civilian contractors are drawn by a paycheck, patriotism, or sense of adventure. What they find are harsh physical conditions, 12-hour workdays, the lack of protective armor on vehicles, periodic shelling o
