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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[DCEU/Suicide Squad] If the whole point of the Suicide Squad is to send them on suicide missions instead of special forces/spies so the US government doesn’t lose valuable assets, why do they have an armed military escort, many of whom suffered more casualties than the actual squad?
gpt
Mostly because Amanda Waller is probably more than a little psychotic. Her idea was basically that the Suicide Squad are already self-taught or highly trained operators with a diverse array of skills and equipment, much of which is entirely unique to them. The government would love to have assets like the people that typically comprise these Suicide Squads, but the time and expense it would take to create individuals with such abilities make it a pipe dream. Think about how difficult it is to become a Marine Sniper, and now think about every bad ass, off the wall, crazy thing you've ever heard of a guy like Deadshot pull off. For the government to recreate that kind of raw drive and talent, that would take years and assloads of money, and for what? Five new Deadshots per training group?

But if you want to know why Amanda send in military back up, it's as simple as this: she didn't trust her own fail-safes beyond reasonable doubt, and even the most deadly and skilled combat units will always do better with a reasonable amount of fire support.