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July 26, 2011

U.S. Loses $34 Billion On Iraq, Afghanistan War Service Contracts 
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A new study being finalized by Congress has found the United States has
wasted some $34 billion on service contracts with the private sector in
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report also reveals that more than
200,000 contractors have been on the U.S. payroll at times in Iraq and
Afghanistan — outstripping the number of U.S. troops currently on
the ground in those countries.