The Blackwater incident of 2007 made public the possible illegal activities in the private security forces in U.S. military operations, which:

The 2007 Blackwater shooting in Iraq drew attention to the actions of private security contractors and questions about how they were overseen. This prompted calls for greater transparency and accountability in government operations. It did not lead to a general ban on private security contractors in military operations, so the best answer is “made people seek transparency in government operations.”

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