..or so states my Foreign Policy Watch co-blogger, David Dryer. While Dryer does not deny that the use of security contractors has “almost certainly been detrimental to long-term security and political goals [in Iraq],” he argues that such forces are necessary because they allow us to avoid instituting the draft here at home. Although I find his conclusions troubling, and while I don’t personally subscribe to this argument, the points he makes are a useful contribution to the debate. For those who are interested, the full post is here.