Comments on: PRIVATIZING IRAQ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/privatizing_iraq/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Green Boy http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/privatizing_iraq/#comment-3219 Green Boy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2496#comment-3219 I'd put it in the 'nice thought' category; it's hard to imagine small groups of security guards putting up much resistence against well-armed, veteran guerrilla groups or organized-crime looting parties. In fact, such groups could become easily corrupted by loot money and become a sort of a fifth-column for the resistence. I'd put it in the 'nice thought' category; it's hard to imagine small groups of security guards putting up much resistence against well-armed, veteran guerrilla groups or organized-crime looting parties.

In fact, such groups could become easily corrupted by loot money and become a sort of a fifth-column for the resistence.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/privatizing_iraq/#comment-3220 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2496#comment-3220 No, I'd agree that they're not professionals and wouldn't fare well against them. I'd cite Cairo, though, as an example of a place where you have an inordinate number of very young, poorly trained security guys running around with guns. They stop minor crime, give the appearance of security and, more importantly, jobs and self-respect for a lot people. These guys would still have to be augmented heavily by US and/or UN peacekeepers to do the heavy work. --- No, I'd agree that they're not professionals and wouldn't fare well against them. I'd cite Cairo, though, as an example of a place where you have an inordinate number of very young, poorly trained security guys running around with guns. They stop minor crime, give the appearance of security and, more importantly, jobs and self-respect for a lot people.

These guys would still have to be augmented heavily by US and/or UN peacekeepers to do the heavy work.

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