[WalterBright]

> What would a military run on Freedom Markets™ principles look like?

It would look like the mercenary armies hired by the Italians in the middle ages. They rarely engaged in battle, but would maneuver until one had the advantage and the other would cede. They were very parsimonious with the lives of their soldiers.

Government conscript armies, on the other hand, tend to treat their soldiers as cannon fodder, and the bloodletting grows to incredible amounts.

[specialist]

Your example of parsimonious mercenaries reminds me to learn more about pirates (privateers).