[TomB]

You mean this has become the USSR where discussion of events should not happen and we need to give it a rest?

No, I mean calling dead civilian security guards "mercenaries", er, excuse me, "professional soldiers for hire" and dissing men like this one as on a "jobs program" is beneath contempt. Although you've demonstrated a wonderful capacity to limbo.

[Destro]

I never called those security contractors "mercenaries" - you did that Tomwad. And my full statement was They knew who they were hitting. These men were body guards of some sort - ex special forces. They were guarding the people in the other vehicle which was allowed to escape. The Arabs went for the "contractors" not the other civilians. The troubling thing about this is that this indicates that our foes have better intel then we do. PS: Why call them contractor? Makes them sound like they were there to put up drywall or something. The men who died were professional soldiers for hire serving as legit body guards.

My statement had to do with wondering of the Iraqis had insider intel on those men and if they preplanned that attack to kill those men specifically. Nothing to do with their employment status per say.

Taking my statement out of context is real Clintonian of you.

[okie01]

No, I mean calling dead civilian security guards "mercenaries"...

That was Ol' Dan Tucker, not Destro.