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Conversation with my good colleague Jeff McCausen, Colonel U.S. Army Retired

CBS News Dickinson College visiting professor about the contractors for Ukraine conflict, where are they?

Are they in country?

What are contractors for in a conflict as drawn out in this one as this one and also depending upon up-to-date weapon systems. Very complicated

apparatus. In other words we're looking at the weapons of war and the people who must take care of them.

Jeff is very clear why and where and how contractors not military uniform

whereas contractors in country out of country

here's Jeff McCausen explaining more of this. Here's Jeff McCausen explaining. More of this later.

There's more and more talk of more American military going to work out of the embassy, but there

is just in the coordination of the resupply of equipment.

There was some talk about German Polish contractors,

if not operating within Ukraine, and British for that matter.

If not operating within Ukraine,

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