Interesting proposal in a well-written opinion piece on the net tonight. Should be just turn the Iraq War over to Blackwater, and bring our military folks home? Go and read it to see how the writer builds his case. And, make sure you follow the link in the final line of his copy, to read an excellent Dan Froomkin column from the Washington Post.
Let Blackwater Run the Whole War
Some of my more conservative readers think government should do almost nothing. Their argument - which certainly has some merit - is that government is too inept to do anything right. Generally, their one caveat is that government should do pretty much nothing except fight wars. I happen to agree with them on the war [...]
Speaking of Blackwater --
Why the Betrayal Theme Is Right (Example 3982)
Given the Iraq Government’s claim that it has withdrawn Blackwater’s “permit” to field an unaccountable mercenary force provide security services for the US government and others in Iraq, I suspect the Administration is in full panic mode behind the scenes on two fronts. The first is in trying to figure out how to mollify [...]
Hmmmm...
I've avoided commenting on the Blackwater story until this point because there simply wasn't enough detail on this specific incident. It just got more interesting: The ministry said the incident began around midday, when a convoy of sport utility vehicles [...]
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