Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
You have to hire the soldiers, train them, give them benefits and pensions, and so on. Why would one hire mercenaries in Rome: Total War? Because you didn't have to train the troops, they were a very quick fix. You don't have to promise them any benefits, either - their employer does that for you (which may well cut down bureaucratic workload and waste, but I'm speculating here).
Train the soldiers? Already done, Blackwater mercs are all ex-US army soldiers. You don't have to provide them any benefits? What? You think you just pay for their hourly wage, and then the boss of Blackwater is kind enough to provide the benefits? No, the world doesn't work that way. The benefits for the blackwater employees is included in the cost to hire them.

As for the bureaucracy thing, wrong again. Blackwater needs the same bureaucracy to handle things as the US army would need.

No, the only reason to hire Blackwater, would be...

Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
An added convenience for the hiring power. Change the international laws then, if you like.
....And this comment kinda leaves me speechless.