Rise of the Private Military, "Superpower for Hire"

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Interesting video about military superpowers for hire...

“Vice takes an unprecedented look into the shadowy industry of Private Military Companies. For the past two decades these private companies, like Black Water, Aegis and G4S have silently consumed military operations around the world, doing everything from back end logistics, protection of government VIP’s and diplomats to actual combat duties. In this documentary we explore the origins of this industry, their rise in the war on terror and their future operations around the world.” — VICE

 

[WhatInThe]

The problem is they pose or front themselves as private security but they use/sell military weapons and tactics which basically makes them mercenaries and arms dealers. The old French Foreign Legion were basically mercenaries losing in many of the places the US eventually went into like Korea and Vietnam. Mercenaries have their limitations.