in a very interesting developement over the last few days, we have gone from hearing that the mercenary company, Blackwater was going to be kicked out of Iraq, to the story today which backs away from that position.
The United States on Tuesday suspended all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, amid mounting public outrage over the alleged killing of civilians by the U.S. Embassy's security provider Blackwater USA. The move came even as the Iraqi government appeared to back down from statements Monday that it had permanently revoked Blackwater's license and would order its 1,000 personnel to leave the country, depriving American diplomats of security protection essential to operating in Baghdad.
There needs to be better accountability for these companies, and why are they being used anyway, when our military could provide this level of protection for a tenth the cost! There should be an investigation into Blackwater and Haliburton and anyone else who is getting rich off of our tax dollars, when they take traditional jobs provided by the military, and the military personnel in those M.O.S.'s (Jobs) have nothing to do. Sounds like someone is profiteering at all of our expense, and actions should be taken immediately to correct this unethical activity!
