Comments by "voteZDLR" (@voteZDLR) on "Superpower for Hire: Rise of the Private Military" video.

It's actually pretty badass, I don't see anything wrong with it. It's kind of like how professional football players used to not make any money, these guys now know the risks and they know how much they stand to make. So when they get injured, it's almost like an unspoken contract with the Devil. You made a deal with him, you know that at any time he can come collect, and when he does you can't even be all that mad besides you got what you did while you could. Translate ALL of this over to the battlefield versus the football field, suddenly you now have guys as they pointed out when they get killed or captured, there isn't even so much of an emotional side effect from people beyond the person's immediate family themselves. They weren't someone who volunteered, no in fact those soldiers are SAFER because of these guys. I know it sounds crazy but I legitimately think some people love being in war. Like they said in that movie "Blackhawk Down" I believe. Some people are self-described War Junkies. They sign up repeatedly for conflict after conflict not just because it pays, but because they love it. They love fighting. They love everything there is about the military, and being private not only increases your profits it gives you more control over that entire aesthetic and lifestyle. No standard government issue anything anymore, you use what you want. But yeah if you get killed or captured, don't expect there to be a national parade. Overall, I think it's great for everyone involved and it frees up military personnel to stay at home and protect THIS country versus going anywhere and everywhere else. I mean ideally there'd be no war at all, especially in the context of American warfare which is so normal now it's almost pervasive. But considering we've now been in Iraq and Afghanistan for the better part of 20 years and there's really no clear end in sight, if this is the best solution to that problem then so be it.
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