You are right about their background. They have paid their dues time and again. My feeling (and maybe the other poster's) is that the issue is with the existence of that company -- not the men. Accountability and operation control (or lack thereof) top my list of concerns. It seems that the Rummy-tude was to contract out as much as possible. He was trying to cut/disband the military medical corps -- the wounded would only see contract docs. Why not take the money, grow the force (US military) and properly equip it? Because, just like big corporations, the government would be responsible for the care and retirement of more "employees" and could cost more than paying a subcontractor.