Hired guns (Record no. 78615)
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| fixed length control field | 03892nam a2200409 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ebr10425078 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CaPaEBR |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 100409s2010 caua sb 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid LC control number | 2010015412 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780833049827 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 0833049828 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CaPaEBR |
| Transcribing agency | CaPaEBR |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)694145257 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | a-iq--- |
| -- | n-us--- |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS79.769 |
| Item number | .H47 2010eb |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 956.7044/31 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hired guns |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | views about armed contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Sarah K. Cotton ... [et al.]. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Santa Monica, CA : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | RAND, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxvi, 115 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Private military and security contractors are not a new phenomenon : a brief history of military privatization -- Do private security contractors have a negative impact on military retention and morale? -- Have private security contractors had an adverse effect on local Iraqis' perceptions of the entire occupying force because of the legal impunity with which they operated in Iraq prior to 2009? -- Is there a relative lack of unit cohesion and systematic coordination between private security contractors and the military? -- Do private security contractors play a valuable supporting role to the U.S. military as a force multiplier? -- Do private security contractors provide skills and services that the Armed Forces lack? -- Do private security contractors provide vital surge capacity and critical security services? -- Summary of findings and policy recommendations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The use of armed private security contractors (PSCs) in the Iraq war has been unprecedented. Not only government agencies but also journalists, reconstruction contractors, and nongovernmental organizations frequently view them as a logical choice to fill their security needs, yet there have been a number of reports of PSCs committing serious, and sometimes fatal, abuses of power in Iraq. This study uses a systematic, empirically based survey of opinions of U.S. military and State Department personnel on the ground in Iraq to shed light on the following questions: To what extent are armed PSCs perceived to be imposing costs on the U.S. military effort? If so, are those costs tempered by positive contributions? How has the use of PSCs affected U.S. military operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom? While the military personnel did report some incidents of unnecessarily threatening, arrogant, or belligerent contractor behavior, the survey results indicate that neither the U.S. military nor State Department personnel appear to perceive PSCs to be "running wild" in Iraq. Moreover, respondents tended to consider PSCs a force multiplier rather than an additional strain on military troops, but both military and State Department respondents held mixed views regarding the contribution of armed contractors to U.S. foreign policy objectives. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. |
| Place of reproduction | Palo Alto, Calif. : |
| Agency responsible for reproduction | ebrary, |
| Date of reproduction | 2010. |
| Note about reproduction | Available via World Wide Web. |
| -- | Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Postwar reconstruction |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Private military companies |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Private security services |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Government contractors |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Contracting out |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Government contractors |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Contracting out |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cotton, Sarah K. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ebrary, Inc. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10425078 |
| Public note | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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