{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "i mean sure we used mercs in Iraq, but i wouldn't call that, like, a central part of the war?  Unless i'm really forgetting...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/653405691028111360/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: <p>i mean sure we used mercs in Iraq, but i wouldn't call that, like, a central part of the war?  Unless i'm really forgetting something...</p></div>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"/post/653404917375090688/\">kontextmaschine</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>I mean, I remember like, <i>Blackwater</i> getting a chunk of mindshare in the sandbox wars</p></blockquote><p><p>Specifically I thought it would be a thing because it was obvious that our post-drawdown all-volunteer force structure and our &ldquo;unipolar&rdquo; geopolitical commitments were not matched, which,</p></p>"}