Privatization of war and the role of private security companies in Iraq After 2003
Keywords:
Privatization of war , private security companiesAbstract
At the end of the second world war, the American strategy relied on keeping the American existence in the world depending on the idea of remaining as a ground of its overall strategy. The United States of America headed to achieve the goals through extensive spreading of military bases and continuing to look into war for economic boost. Consequently the United States of America urgently needed for war quota in such a manner that the dependence of the United States on war quota displayed an obvious appearance of its doctrine of capitalism, standing on a ground to make a wide room for the participation of private sector and in different levels including collaboration in the military institution. So it is notable that the participation of the private sector (war quota) in the American war is a non-partial part of its doctrine and the overall philosophy.
The war on Iraq in 2003 represents the most obvious form displaying the dependence of the United States on war quota as the circumstances in Iraq after the war allowed for an extensive spreading of these companies in various fields including the logistic support and the actual participation in battles specially as the United States opened an opportunity for these companies by issuing number of regulations to legislate the existence and continuance of these companies.
The most famous private security and military companies acting in Iraq was the American (Black Water) company which had an obvious role in Iraqi arena, as this company practiced many acts of violation against Iraqi people, resulting to stand in place of condemnation in many cases relating with human rights.