And who accept the physical risk of doing so, in order for people like Palmer can profit handsomely from it, without having to take on any of that risk themselv

And who accept the physical risk of doing so, in order for people like Palmer can profit handsomely from it, without having to take on any of that risk themselves. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostly_Other_People_Do_the_Killing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostly_Other_People_Do_the_Kil...