Calling it now
If USA migrates to a mercenary army as that idiot Prince and other tools want, we will basically be Saudi Arabia. Noone that fights for cash will die for any cause. They will immediately give up once flanked.
There is nothing like an army of soldiers that fight to the death for their motherland
This is why Venezuela war will probably not happen. Colombian and Brazilian mercenaries will be no match for Venezuelans fighting for the land of a Simon Bolivar against imperial forces