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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
That. Is incorrect. Blackwater's main purpose is to guard high level targets because we don't trust the Army to do so. That's a criticism of the Army. But the charge that Blackwater's forces make up for lack of soldiers is just not true.
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That's not so. We use Blackwater as a force multiplier, because the Army is overstretched. If we had enough troops to do the job, we wouldn't be augmenting them with contractors.
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