I was not aware that they take an oath, but I’m not sure that means as much for a contractor. I also don’t care for a team that “flys under the radar” and “have a bit more leeway in their ROE.” Would you all feel the same way with a Dem in office?
As far as Blackwater doing planned ops, I have no proof that they have. I've only seen a You Tube video of their snipers picking off targets with much glee. perhaps I assumed incorrectly.
Finally, you all can certainly distinguish between contractors cleaning toilets or slinging hash and getting into the shooting war, right?
If you don’t think that civilians have been shooting and running operations for years you are naive.
The US govt sends people to Ranger School, etc so that they can run paramilitary operations in many places just so that we don’t have actual military involved.
I have no problem at all with a true mercenary force. None.