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Untold Victory: How the United States Defeated Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Untold Victory How the United States Defeated Al-Qaeda in Iraq Author:Carter Andress, Malcolm McConnell The role of military contractors in Iraq created a revolution in warfare. By 2005, fully 30 percent of total American forces in the conflict were comprised of private non-government personnel, some providing security for Coalition officials while others supported the training of Iraq?s new security services. Commercial entities effectively assum... more »ed Geneva Convention-regulated defensive combat and logistical support assignments, relieving the limited number of Coalition troops able to take the battle directly to the enemy and thereby greatly enhancing the critical "tooth-to-tail" ratio on the battlefield. Andress and McConnell make the case that without private contractors working in the war zone, America and its allies would have lost the war.« less