Military Contractors Prep for ISIL Action

Over the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States government spent more than 200 billion dollars on private military contractors. As the Pentagon reaches out to the private sector again for estimates on confronting ISIL, Steven Schooner, Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, spoke to Al Jazeera about the widespread use of contractors. "The reality today for the United States, and frankly for many countries around the world, is that the military simply can't function without the support of arms-bearing contractors specifically and broader contractors generally," said Professor Schooner.