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The U.S government is his biggest customer since the Iraq war in 2003.
by ethana 10y ago
The U.S government is his biggest customer since the Iraq war in 2003.
- toyg 10y agoThe Iraq war was a turning point in this area, actually. Stretched between two active conflicts far from each other, and having re-structured the US military as a smaller army of highly-specialised troops, there were not enough boots on the ground to maintain security across the whole country. Enter unregulated mercenary armies. Sure enough, the US is re-learning why mercenary armies have always been a bad idea throughout history.
- sokoloff 10y agoHardly surprising, given the size and propensity of the US to engage in armed conflict with organized fighting forces. (Who else on the planet could possibly be a bigger customer than the US?)