Trigger Happy Companies Back in Iraq

Trigger happy American security firms' personnel in Iraq, which currently stand at 7,000, may replace US soldiers in increasing numbers throughout Iraqi War Theater.

The contractors are to take over as the United States troops are expected to fully leave the war-torn country by the end of 2011, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

They would be authorized to run surveillance missions in search for alleged roadside bombs, fly spy planes and man radar facilities.'

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