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darrianation · 09-28-2007, 05:29 PM

I was telling of some of my experiences in another thread which got me thinking about the future of private contractors.

A war typically ends when one side, usually the state, suffers moral collapse and loses the will to fight like what we saw in Vietnam which is in contrast to disrupting a states ability to make war like what we saw in World War II.

If you think the wars such as what is going on in Iraq will end this way using the old formula you would be wrong. The old formulas do not apply anymore. We won’t see the moral decay that traditionally limited the state’s ability to wage long protracted guerrilla wars mostly do to improvements in marketing. Though there are other reasons for this such as using better market researched propaganda and using “terrorism” as the primary reason for going to war. Another very important reason is that of “privatizing” war.

Private armies are likely the most critical factor that makes perpetual warfare possible. The reason is privatization mutes moral opposition to war. Think of it as the military partnering up with private corporations to fight wars in such a way that it lessons the moral impact on the opposition.

The only hurdle left to fighting a long guerrilla war is the ability to pay for it. The only thing that can make it stop is opposing further financing of such a war.

So unless the funding stops there will always be Companies like Blackwater running around in the war zones across the world. In fact don't be supprised to see them filling bigger roles in the future.

09-28-2007, 05:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,061	I was telling of some of my experiences in another thread which got me thinking about the future of private contractors. A war typically ends when one side, usually the state, suffers moral collapse and loses the will to fight like what we saw in Vietnam which is in contrast to disrupting a states ability to make war like what we saw in World War II. If you think the wars such as what is going on in Iraq will end this way using the old formula you would be wrong. The old formulas do not apply anymore. We won’t see the moral decay that traditionally limited the state’s ability to wage long protracted guerrilla wars mostly do to improvements in marketing. Though there are other reasons for this such as using better market researched propaganda and using “terrorism” as the primary reason for going to war. Another very important reason is that of “privatizing” war. Private armies are likely the most critical factor that makes perpetual warfare possible. The reason is privatization mutes moral opposition to war. Think of it as the military partnering up with private corporations to fight wars in such a way that it lessons the moral impact on the opposition. The only hurdle left to fighting a long guerrilla war is the ability to pay for it. The only thing that can make it stop is opposing further financing of such a war. So unless the funding stops there will always be Companies like Blackwater running around in the war zones across the world. In fact don't be supprised to see them filling bigger roles in the future. __________________ A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G. Gordon Liddy A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw NOBAMA!