Re: Mercs as Peacekeepers

On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 19:40:47 -0500, "Tomb" <tomb@dreammechanics.com>
wrote:

>And yes, Jon probably just wanted to use Mercs in his game (a la David
>Drake), but the idea has turned out to be fairly timely.

May I point out that mercenaries used as soldiers throughout history has
been
a mixed bag, success wise? Dying for your country is one thing, dying
for a
paycheque is something else. I'm far from convinced that mercenaries in
UN pay
would work.

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