Comments for War Profiteering http://www.warprofiteering.net In every war there are those corporations that make an extremely large profit specifically from the war. The scariest offenders are those that have the power to get a government to start a war on their behalf. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:45:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Victory in Iraq!!! ? by Hoosier84 http://www.warprofiteering.net/2008/11/05/victory-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Hoosier84 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:45:14 +0000 #comment-25 Interesting comments - a bit conspiratorial, but interesting nevertheless. Ultimately the contingency contractor industry works for governments, no company makes policy that I'm aware of, they follow policy. If you want any sort of stability or peace operation to succeed, you'll see contractors there. And you'll be happy to know its an extremely competitive industry, profit margins are small. If you want to make money: make airplanes. But the average profit margin in our industry is 7%. KBR's profit margin is 1% in Iraq and Afghanistan (with a potential 2% bonus)! Contractors are not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, they're in Darfur, Eastern Congo, Mogadishu and elsewhere supporting UN and AU peace and stability operations. If you want to get rid of them, come up with a viable alternative. Getting rid of them is unlikely, and the humanitarian costs would be enormous. Best regards, Doug Brooks, IPOA Interesting comments – a bit conspiratorial, but interesting nevertheless.

Ultimately the contingency contractor industry works for governments, no company makes policy that I’m aware of, they follow policy.

If you want any sort of stability or peace operation to succeed, you’ll see contractors there.

And you’ll be happy to know its an extremely competitive industry, profit margins are small. If you want to make money: make airplanes. But the average profit margin in our industry is 7%. KBR’s profit margin is 1% in Iraq and Afghanistan (with a potential 2% bonus)!

Contractors are not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re in Darfur, Eastern Congo, Mogadishu and elsewhere supporting UN and AU peace and stability operations. If you want to get rid of them, come up with a viable alternative. Getting rid of them is unlikely, and the humanitarian costs would be enormous.

Best regards,

Doug Brooks, IPOA

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