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The great 'peacekeeping' experiment

Study says nearly half of defense spending for 9/11 wars went to private contractors

Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense contractors, a study released Monday found. While much of this money went to weapons suppliers, the research is the latest to point to the dependence on contractors for war-zone duties as contributing to mission failures in Afghanistan in particular (pbs).

We brought the toys. If we left him on the playground when we were done, it's on us as to who picks them up.
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Thanks for sharing this.