>>>And if they break their pledge..... Well, they might get fired, or not.
Depending on the degree of pledge break, they can be arrested and prosecuted.
>>>Which is a rather different situation from what would happen if an American soldier failed to follow the ROE.
What is the difference? I don’t know it.
>>>But I think such companies are much more likely to have a higher concentration of aggressive “soldiers” than a military unit, and I think that increases the likelihood that there will be problems.
No, I don’t deny the remarks about security companies in general. Matter of fact, I have an extensive thread on private security firms on FR (looking for link now).
BlackWaterUSA has those checks and balances in place and works very closely with our government in and outside of the MidEast.
>>>Matter of fact, I have an extensive thread on private security firms on FR (looking for link now).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483299/posts
Armed and Dangerous: Private Police on the March