Contractors in Iraq

Anyone who has been in Iraq knows how many contractors are there and how impossible it would be for the war effort to continue with Soldiers performing all of the duties. There are not enough Soldiers to do all the jobs. This Washington Post article about the number of contractors is one of the first times I've seen any type of accounting of the numbers. If we are going to continue to fight wars with contractors (keeping us away from a draft, by the way) then our Nation should start doing a better job of recognizing contractors' efforts.