Private Military Contractors

Gunshots ring through the crowded, dusty streets of Iraq impacting a random target, an innocent nine year old boy, the crime committed by none other than a recognized American soldier. However this particular soldier does not report back to the U.S. military at the end of the day, instead he reports to a black ops corporation called Black Water, who has had these same dramatic instances occur repeatedly while hired by the U.S. army. Nevertheless, do the Iraqi citizens care, do they distinguish between a contractor and a true American soldier? How can they differentiate when one of their loved ones has become a victim to someone they only recognize as American. Today our Government must cease operating in foreign countries with the aid of …show more content…
However if those representing this country have poor morals, no ethical policy, and receive no accountability for their actions, it can only harm America’s reputation, relations, and reliability. Contractors remain in a hazy, unclear legal status. When poor conduct goes unpunished, poor conduct will increase and this has remained a consistent pattern with the private military contractors. Marcia Clemmitt, a talented reporter for the CQ Researcher stated, “Military personnel pledge to uphold the public trust, support the national military mission and respect international law. But military contractors are not bound by that same pledge.” Furthermore, when these companies draw too much attention and anger onto themselves, they can conveniently just change their name. Same lack of accountability, same reputation to undermine missions, same lack of incentive, and same innocent civilian abuse, only a different company title to operate under. Does America truly wish these men to represent and protect her land and …show more content…
However taking a slightly deeper look it becomes more obvious how extremely detrimental they can become to a nation’s military abroad. These men kill innocent civilians off the streets of a foreign country, however they never find themselves held accountable or punished for these actions, to the great wrath of that country which inevitably diminishes the hope of forming good relations between the two nations. Private military contractors do not have the slightest incentive to work harder at the mission before them, other than the prominent prospect of payment for their unethical labor. Obviously the list could continue, but perhaps the fact that these companies must frequently change their name in order to function, in spite of their horrific deeds, remains the most appalling. None the less the United States Government still continues to hire them for crucial and delicate missions. Acts of violence and desertion can no longer continue if one wishes to have any hope of maintaining integrity abroad. Military contractors may change their name to avoid responsibility for heinous actions, but the United States of America