Reichsritter comments at LF:
The U.S. appears to be returning to the eighteenth century practice of hiring civilian contractors to provide support services for the front-line troops. The reason armies stopped doing this is precisely because civilian contractors can be unreliable, inconsistent, and dishonest, and -- as you pointed out -- they have no compelling interest to stick around while they are being shot at.
Conversely, since the truckdrivers are not part of their unit, nor are the trucks the property of the U.S. Army, the escort has no compelling reason to stick around either.
More and more, the U.S. army is beginning to resemble a modern version of the army of Louis XV -- brutality towards civilians (even allied) civilians), a large percentage of foreigners in its ranks, the extensive use of "subsidy troops" (i.e., mercenaries), the remoteness of its regimental level officers, the assignment of high command to political appointees.
I can't believe the professionals don't see this.
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