FINALLY! A crackdown on contractor behavior in Iraq.

[Captain Hilts]

These guys have been there at great expense to the US and have been subject to nearly no oversight. Some are running amok and it's the military that gets a lot of the blame.

Here's some news that the military is getting irked and some rules are being laid down:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/14413048.htm

[0007]

1. Watching Washington Journal right now and they say it cost

us ten billion dollars a month for this war.

[Captain Hilts]

3. I thought it was weird Bremer's security team was contractors

and not US military personnel. The contractors were earning six figures. That adds up quickly.

But contractors have gone into areas the military specifically told them to avoid, then have to be rescued, etc. The First Battle of Fallujah was the result of contractors ignoring military instructions on safe travel, and the military ends up having to clean up after the contractors.

I can easily believe that contractors are the ones engaged in profiteering, prostitution, etc.

[FloridaPat]

4. It started at $1 billion a week, then $2 billion, and now it's more!

Glad things are going good. Hate to see the price tag if they were bad. Sure would be nice to see where all this money is going. I understand that is all still a big secret.

[katinmn]

2. The corruption throughout all branches of Bush World is mind boggling

:puke:

[FloridaPat]

5. And the silence of the Democrats is just as mind-boggling.

[katinmn]

6. Right on. I hope we make some big changes in November

All those who are silent need to be replaced.