‘I’m not going back and fight’ - US mercenaries say war in Ukraine is more dangerous than in Iraq or Afghanistan - The Daily Beast
-This is my third war I’ve been in and this one is by far the worst. You will be crushed by artillery, tanks. Last week, a bomb was dropped from an airplane next to us, about 300 meters away. This is horrifying shit.
- You can’t hide anywhere. When we went out on missions, I thought we were all going to die. A helicopter will not fly for you, no one will save you when you are surrounded. When I got home, I had time to think things over. I came to the conclusion that I’m not going to go back and fight.
The only wars this person could ever be old enough to be in were Iraq and Afghanistan, so this is the only war where this person is facing a conventional army, and not a resistance that struggled with getting materiel and without higher-level leadership.
Turns out they don’t like war when it’s fought on somewhat “even” terms.