Mercenaries Should Have No Place in U.S. Foreign Policy.

blog.wired.com — "Mercenaries is a pejorative and distinctly cruel word for a reason. It means you must hire what you cannot inspire." Should war be a business? Should a "posse for hire determine the life and death of a family who doesn't stop at a traffic circle in time?" Should our diplomats be guarded by a praetorian guard whose biggest penalty is a ticket home.