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Outsourcing the Global War on Terrorism

10.1057/9781137370266 - Outsourcing the Global War on Terrorism, George C. Lovewine

10.1057/9781137370266 - Outsourcing the Global War on Terrorism, George C. Lovewine

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Private Military Companies and American Intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan George C. Lovewine

10.1057/9781137370266 - Outsourcing the Global War on Terrorism, George C. Lovewine

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Outsourcing the Global War on Terrorism

outsourcing the global war on terrorism

Copyright © George C. Lovewine, 2014. All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–37282–6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: April 2014 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

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First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—­a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

List of Illustrations

vii

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction

xiii 1

Chapter 2 The Impact of the Department of Defense’s Use of Private Security Companies on US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

17

Chapter 3 Analysis of the Effects of Private Security Companies on US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

51

Chapter 4 The Impact of the Department of Defense’s Use of Private Military Companies on US Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan

77

Chapter 5 Analysis of the Effects of Private Military Companies on US Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan

111

Chapter 6 Conclusion

135

Appendix 1  US Military and Policy Objectives in Afghanistan

151

Appendix 2 US Military and Policy Objectives in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn

155

Appendix 3  DoD Policy and Guidelines—Contingency Contracting

161

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Contents

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