In fact , the U.S. military today is beefed up by a force of nearly a quarter million private contractors . Blackwater , now Xe , has garnered unwanted attention over the past few years . Though kicked out of Iraq , Xe does a great deal of business in Afghanistan . Bottom line : The US military is not going to be able to fight its way out of this mess without some sort of foreign support. The issue is how well U.S. government manages this support force .
Blackwater , now Xe , has garnered unwanted attention over the past few years . Though kicked out of Iraq , Xe does a great deal of business in Afghanistan . Bottom line : The US military is not going to be able to fight its way out of this mess without some sort of foreign support. The issue is how well U.S. government manages this support force .