That's why relying on mercs (which is what both UAE and Saudi chose in Yemen) is a double edged sword. At some point the cash isn't enough of a motivator and they will just run away.

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jollyllama an hour ago | parent | next [-]

It's not clear that non-mercenary Arab armies are much better in this respect.

	▲	ciconia 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It's not clear that Western armies are better either, as we've seen time and again in Iran, Afghanistan and Syria.

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15155 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Iraq saw massive desertion amongst all non-mercenary ranks during Desert Storm and OIF.

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inglor_cz 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We seem to be in need of a mercenary Uber, where individual mercenaries will have their reputation and the potential customers will be able to check it.

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red_admiral an hour ago | parent | next [-]

In the past you could just hire Swiss.

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hn993302 10 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's so 2009. What we need is mercenary Tinder.

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MBCook 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Please stop trying to design the torment nexus.

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zippothrowaway 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

One of the later, not as good, seasons of Westworld has that as an app