Sunday, November 30, 2008
The Hardest of the Hardcore
From the very beginning of this essay I was hooked on reading it. The author used words like "killed", "mutilated", and "hung" to grab the attention of the reader. The author uses the word civilian meaning the mercenaries. But when I think of civilian I think of a person just like me. Mercenary means a person that has previously been in the armed forces who still performs tasks for the military. I do not agree with the use of mercenaries. The use of mercenaries causes a great loss of money. Mercenaries are not counted as members of the armed forces or the militias. With the use of mercenaries, militias, and the regular military there are more casualties counted. some of those casualties could be avoided. I think the only people that should fight in a war or defend a country in any way have to be part of a militia group or a member of one of the five branches of the military.
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The benefits of using mercenaries are also great too. This essay does not look at the benefits that come from using these "civilian contractors." With using mercenaries there is less likely of a chance that soldiers in the military will die in combat. If mercenaries choose to put their life on the line for money it is their choice.
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