> with people like XCOM there would be no need for International Rescue (or, more > likely given XCOM funding for thing XCOM sees needs doing but does not want to > be seen doing!) or perhaps 'folded into' XCOMPersonally, I would think it would be the other way around; International Rescue is the publicly-acknowledged, "pretty" operation, while XCOM is built off IR's tech development and hidden within the IR budget. Basically, International Rescue goes in when disasters happen and fixes things up . . . XCOM does the same thing, but for disasters that require the root cause to stop living in order to be fixed.
"This is the Model 300WM Self-Installing Disaster Remediation Device. The device is certified for use in all Class X-Ray Disaster Events, and remediation begins within one second of activation."
"This is probably a stupid question, but . . ."