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The Hidden Costs of America’s Addiction to Mercenaries

Rogue Valley

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The Hidden Costs of America’s Addiction to Mercenaries


Washington’s reliance on unheralded private military contractors to fight its wars has mutated into a strategic vulnerability....


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With the downsizing of the US military under Obama and the funding sequester, mercenaries have become indispensable.
 
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