The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted a notice last month seeking contractors willing to work on an initial 12-month contract, who should be \u201ccognizant of the goals of reducing tensions between Arabs and Kurds, and Sunni and Shias.\u201d<\/p>\n
They would focus on administration, force development, procurement and acquisition, contracting, training management, public affairs, logistics, personnel management, professional development, communications, planning and operations, infrastructure management, intelligence and executive development, the notice stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
While it’s a better idea to put people over there who actually want to be there, I’m pretty sure that no one wants mercenaries representing our political interests around the world. It’s funny how all of the things that earned the last president derision from that sector is now being considered as policy. Given that Iraqis weren’t happy with some of the actions of contractors the last time, I’m sure it will be a tough sell to them, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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