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Old 06-18-2007, 07:24 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by glyn View Post
That sounds like a certain recipe for disaster
I have read Machiavelli's "on the use of auxillaries and mercenaries", I am well aware of the dangers. I do not suggest the use of PMC as a regular force, but for example to hire them to destroy rebel groups. UN peacekeepers are driven by good will, and hampered by rules, when PMC soldiers are driven by money and will accomplish the goal.
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