US use of "soldiers of fortune"

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I do not believe U.S. soldiers are generally murderers or seek to be such. But, laws and regulations are needed to ensure that behavior or tendency in some individuals is controlled or, as last resort, penalized and dealt with.

Those laws and regulations exist - its called the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the Rules of Engagement as established by the Chain of Command, (think high level). So I would suggest reading that document - its a fairly big one and easy to find on the Internet. Now if your arguement is that those laws and regulations should be enforced to the standards mentioned within the UCMJ
and other Military doctrine and regulation manuals - your going to have to mention specific exambles.

Legal immunity for private people doing some of the same jobs, at better pay, is horrible. And I've heard many resentful stories from guys who've served in the armed forces about Blackwater, and I don't blame them. I'd rather all that money go to the troops, either in care, better equipment, better pay, better benefits, sign on bonuses, whatever. Not to what is, legally, just a privately hired set of thugs who don't answer to anyone.

Hince the statement I made about detesting Mercs greater then even Kadagar. When I was in we called them cowboys and tried to have nothing to do with them. Now my younger brother has to deal with them again and he detests them with an even greater passion then I do. So if Kadagar limited his comments to the sorry state of using Mercs I would have a tendency to either agree with his arguement or just stay silent, but calling soldier's murderer's as a generalization is beneath comtempt especially from someone that claims to have served.