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Resolved: The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad to pursue its military objectives.

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META

• PMCS NOT GOOD OR BAD IN THEMSELVES: US GOVERNMENT MUST ACT LIKE CONSUMER
• US SHOULD EVALUATE EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE OF PMC USE

AFFIRMATIVE

• PMC USE JUSTIFIED: PMCS ARE CRITICAL FOR THE STRETCHED US MILITARY TO FUNCTION
• PMC USE JUSTIFIED: US COULDN’T FIGHT WARS WITHOUT THEM
• PMC USE JUSTIFIED: PMCS ARE FOR NON MILITARY PURPOSES ONLY
• PMC USE JUSTIFIED: MODERN MILITARY REQUIRES HIRING PRIVATE TECHNICIANS FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS
• PMC USE JUSTIFIED: PMCS PROVIDE CRITICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD
• PMCS GOOD: PMCS CRITICAL FOR SUPPLY LINES
• PMCS GOOD: EFFECTIVE AS SOLDIERS
• PMCS GOOD: COST EFFECTIVE
• PMCS GOOD: ABUSE STORIES ARE SENSATIONALIZED BY THE MEDIA
• PMCS GOOD: PMCS FOLLOW THE LAWS OF HOST NATIONS
• PMCS GOOD: CRITICAL FOR WAGING CURRENT US CONFLICTS
• PMCS GOOD: CRITICAL FOR COUNTER-INSURGENCY EFFORTS IN CURRENT CONFLICTS
• A/T: PMCS HURT MORALE
• A/T: PMCS ARE LAWLESS
• A/T: PMCS ARE VIOLENT
• A/T: PMCS ARE UNREGULATED
• A/T: PMCS HURT RETENTION
• A/T: SOLDIERS MAKE LESS THAN PMC EMPLOYEES

NEGATIVE

• PMCS NOT JUSTIFIED: PMC USE HAS MADE THE MILITARY DEPENDENT ON SHORT CUTS
• PMCS BAD: PMCS AREN’T HELD ACCOUNTABLE
• PMCS BAD: PMCS HAVE NO OVERSIGHT
• PMCS BAD: RISKS US SOLDIERS
• PMCS BAD: PMCS PRIORITIZE PROFIT OVER SECURITY
• PMCS BAD: HURTS US PERCEPTIONS ABROAD
• PMCS BAD: HAVE HURT US INTERESTS IN CURRENT CONFLICTS
• PMCS BAD: HURT DEMOCRACY
• PMCS BAD: USED TO DECEIVE THE PUBLIC
• PMCS BAD: VIOLATE LAWS AND LEGAL EXPECTATIONS
• PMCS BAD: HURTS STATE POWER
• PMCS BAD: VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW
• PMCS BAD: PMCS ARE MODERN MERCENARIES
• PMCS BAD: PMCS HURT PERSONNEL MORALE
• PMCS BAD: INCREASE REGIONAL WEAPONS PROLIFERATION
• PMCS BAD: US HAS NO CONTROL OVER CONTRACTORS
• A/T: PMCS ONLY USED FOR SUPPLY/NON –CRITICAL FUNCTIONS
• A/T: PMCS ARE CHEAPER
• A/T: CONTRACTORS CRITICAL FOR THE COUNTER-INSURGENCY
• A/T: US NEEDS PMCS FOR SUPPLY LINES