Fair enough.
Realistically, there are limits to what one can ask of a soldier or an employee. Some of my past employees probably would have taken a bullet for me, and I them, but had I asked them to help me take over the company and break the law, they would have turned me down flat right before calling whatever government authority was appropriate.
I'm not going to say every mercenary has an honorable streak, I'd be willing to bet that some of them would decide to say no to a bad idea like a coup. It takes a unique combination of rage and a screwed up perception to create an individual willing to take part in not just any coup, but one in a relatively stable and comfortable place like the US. There are individuals like that, but there aren't enough to win.
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