Blackwater is not a "private army". They operate by different rules of engagement than traditional military. They're hardly allowed to shoot back when they're shot at, and hey, almost just like our military.

Seriously though. Security forces like Blackwater operate under different rules of engagement and cannot initiate firefights. If for-hire services had the same engagement rules as traditional military, they would be considered mercenaries. Perhaps that's why a few of them were murdered in Fallujah, and once they got tired of being murdered, they started firing back, and yet, once they do, they get kicked out of Iraq. It's a sticky situation for them.

And of course it's run by a right-wing guy. Do you really think any liberal would ever run a gun store?

[edit on 23-7-2008 by where]

Originally posted by where
Blackwater is not a "private army". They operate by different rules of engagement than traditional military. They're hardly allowed to shoot back when they're shot at, and hey, almost just like our military.

Seriously though. Security forces like Blackwater operate under different rules of engagement and cannot initiate firefights. If for-hire services had the same engagement rules as traditional military, they would be considered mercenaries. Perhaps that's why a few of them were murdered in Fallujah, and once they got tired of being murdered, they started firing back, and yet, once they do, they get kicked out of Iraq. It's a sticky situation for them.

And of course it's run by a right-wing guy. Do you really think any liberal would ever run a gun store?

[edit on 23-7-2008 by where]

Sure Blackwater operates under a different set of rule of engagement, but they operate totally outside of U.S. Constitutional control, because they are not held accountable according to the same regulations as the Army, Marines, or even the National Guard for that matter.

They operate on a strictly per job and per rate basis, something our own military do not get paid for, and the regular Army should not get paid that way either, but in the same sense the Army, Marines, and other militaries should be getting paid more money, but they are not.

The individual soldier is getting crapped on because they get paid so little.

Of course a liberla would never run a gun store, but then again, I'm no liberal either. I am swinging the middle there, not right-wing, not left-wing, but understanding both sides of the coin.


[edit on 23-7-2008 by SpartanKingLeonidas]

Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
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People BETTER be paying attention to this company, because when the sh** hits the fan, they will likely be at the head of the class in cracking down on domestic dissent, and they don't have to play by the rules of law, just like our ruthless gov does not. Only these guys are mercs and killers.

I saw where they were recently denied a training camp in so-cal---Thank heavens for that.

These guys are bad news, big time.

It seems they got that facility in California. Sad, how now they have all four corners of the United States of America with a facility. Perfect staging grounds as well as training facilities, where tanks, weapons, and other implements of destruction can be offloaded onto the Blackwater property.

I wonder just how close all of those facilities are to railroad tracks. Easier for carrying large amount of military ordinance, as well as the perfect locations in order to bring detainees, sort them, and stick them on railcars I bet.

I heard recently through the grapevine hear where I live, that there's a Blackwater facility right here in this town, it's low-profile so as to not attract attention, and apparently I drive by it every single day.

Neo-conservatives and liberals serve the same elitist agenda. As long as you keep blaming one side, you won't get anywhere.

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