<![CDATA[Obama: Private Contractors Making Iraq More Dangerous For U.S. Troops]]>

1.0 link 67459 <![CDATA[Obama: Private Contractors Making Iraq More Dangerous For U.S. Troops]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/07/obama-private-contractors_n_67459.html White House hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday said private security contractors in Iraq are raising the risk for U.S. troops because Iraqis don't distinguish between the forces.

He also criticized the pay disparity between soldiers and private contractors, saying the contractors get paid nine times as much as those in uniform.

"You've got young men and women signing up to serve, willing to spill blood for America. How could they be treated less well than private contractors?" Obama told a crowd of...

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