Simply Another Problem Worth Noting

Long before the Moron made a further fool of himself when he revealed his complete ignorance about the role of private security contractors, this has been a problem of massive, and largely unknown, proportions. Approximately 50,000 to 100,000 private military contractors are serving in Iraq in an ever increasing attempt to privatize military operations. Not only does the use of these private military contractors allow for their actions to fall into a legal "black hole," but the contributes to actions such as these, which go completely unpunished.

Even more ironically, their greater pay tends to cause friction with the standard military, who are jealous of better working conditions and higher wages. As a result, incidents have ensued in which marines have confined these contractors and allegedly mistreated them.

Recently, however, more light may be shed about their operations, as a lawsuit has been filed by the families of the 4 private security contractors killed outside of Fallujah, the event that would eventually contribute to the illegal use of chemical weapons upon that city.

And while the role of private military contractors is not well known among the general population, questions such as those posed by the young student to the Moron, perhaps will alert others to a problem which is being debated among experts and the politically astute.