U.S. Plans to Double Private Security Force in Iraq After 2011 Military Pullout

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The New York Times
Wed, August 18, 2010 -- 8:26 PM ET
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U.S. Plans to Double Private Security Force in Iraq After 2011 Military Pullout

As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the
end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a
remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of
contractors, to fill the void.

By October 2011, the State Department will assume
responsibility for training the Iraqi police, a task that
will largely be carried out by contractors. With no American
soldiers to defuse sectarian tensions in northern Iraq, it
will be up to American diplomats in two new $100 million
outposts.

To protect the civilians in a country that is still home to
insurgents with Al Qaeda and Iranian-backed militias, the
State Department is planning to more than double its private
security guards, up to about 7,000, according to
administration officials who disclosed new details of the
plan.

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