Mercenaries are very problematic, but would we be happier if the
wealthy were sucking up public money and public personnel to
protect (only) their particular private property? That's the most
likely alternative. Keep arguing for that if you want to save rich
people some money.
Relief workers generally aren't trained or equipped to defend
themselves. Imagine how incredibly more gummed-up this situation
would be if some relief workers had been killed by some marauding
a**-hole. It's obvious no official wants to be held responsible for
any decision here, which is what created this disaster in the first
place, so are you really surprised they un-decided to let unarmed
people in afterward?
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