License to Kill Part 3

The next part in the book uncovered the truth behind the contracting business before the Blackwater incident. The incident where these contractors were brutally killed on a detail in Afghanistan could have been stopped. Later research by the families of the deceased discovered that Blackwater had actually known that this patrol was under staffed and open for an ambush. After reading this part in the book I really questioned the morals of military contracting companies. I just couldn't believe that this company had chosen money over the safety of their employees. I know we live in a capitalistic pig society where money reins over all, but have we really stooped down to the level where we would risk another human’s life over a quick buck? After doing some research outside of the book I later figured out that this wasn't completely Blackwaters fault. Blackwater had made a miscalculation and sent in a squad of too few men when they had not accounted for the casualties that occurred the previous day. From the resulting tragedy the men who had known the contractors who had been killed took revenge. On the exact bridge where the men had been killed the rest of the Blackwater battalion found an opportunity to avenge their fallen comrades deaths. Now this to me shouldn't be seen as ruthless acts of war crimes but as a way to show the American public that even though these soldiers are paid they still have all the camaraderie that soldiers in military do. Without this bonding between the contractors nothing would get done safely because each of the soldiers would only be interested in their own personal gain. This bond is one of the reasons why I believe that this multi-billion dollar industry has stayed alive even when faced with adversity.