Mercenaries in Afghanistan

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said Friday that the coalition depends too much on private-sector contractors, and insisted his forces are keeping close watch on the flow of Taliban fighters who are training in Iran.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/2010-04-16-mcchrystal-afghanistan_N.htm

That's been the problem all along. Too many "private-sector contractors", i.e., mercenaries, were involved in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., creating a profit motive for campaign contributors to support continued war forever.

This is one of the factors that turned Obama, the insurgent anti-war candidate for election, into the pro war president seeking reelection.