You may have noticed that ever since the U.S., Great Britain, France, and other nations started intervening in the Libyan civil war in support of the rebels there have been more than a few people suggesting this is a tailor made opportunity for private security contractors to show their utility. There have been several articles in the past week or so advocating that Britain hire PSC to help the rebels...But before everyone starts saying brilliant and issuing contracts we might take a moment to look at an article by Dr. James Pattison, a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester...Dr. Pattison attempts to answer the question, should PMSCs be employed to help fulfill the responsibility to protect (and particularly humanitarian intervention)? His conclusion is yes, and no.