Private contractors are paid signifcantly more than military troops, they are Americans who die just as often, and we hardly hear a word about them. I don't blame anyone for using them, or even for having so many troops in Iraq to start with -- but when they have such a huge our national budget, identity, and safety, why do we never hear about them?
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