| Complicated yes, but the military can still learn from this.
The elimination of slow speed observation aircraft was probably a bad idea though. Those things were valuable in Vietnam and they would still be valuable now.
Also remember that companies like this need to survive when the war is over and THIS is where the problem arises. If for example you have a post-Iraq war situation with very little demand for Blackwater contracts, these companies may become less picky in terms of who hires them. And believe me, it will only be a matter of time before they sign contracts with some very bad customers.
These in turn could be labelled abroad with the correct justifications, as US based terror support organizations which can lead to some seriously messy situations.
The military should consider these things as a wakeup call and perhaps as a corporate competitor of sorts. |