When the soldiers notice an increase in private security contractors in Iraq, Captain Coles remarks, "What they really have going for them is no ROE cards." What does he mean by this? They aren't required to carry as much paperwork with them.

They aren't really as involved with the conflict as the rest of the soldiers.

The contractors don't have to follow the same rules as the soldiers if they run into hostile forces.

They get paid more frequently and make more money than the soldiers do.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.