Actually it was the NYT’s that reported this “heresy” without an identified source. There are a lot of people saying a lot of things and since Blackwater is one of the largest and the world’s premier security firm of its kind operating heavily in Iraq, it is of course the target of liberals and anti-war activists.
It is normally the role of the host country to provide a large part of the security. For example, the US ambassador in Germany is protected by German personnel. In places like Iraq and Afghanistan this does not work for obvious reasons. Firms like Blackwater fill the void, and it must also be understood that because of the nature of the threat, these guys operate with a whole different set of rules as compared to our security guys in the US or yours in Germany. Them boys don’t play around, they can’t.
For example:
Paul Bremmer- http://www.btlonline.org/blackwater102607.jpg
US embassy Baghdad- http://www.change-links.org/blackwater.jpg
If these guys were German, we in the FreeRepublic would have to endure hour long lectures by the Germans of their great super duper elite security guys, not much unlike how you still dream about that success at Mogadishu by the GSG9. But since you’re a typical German; fitting the cliché description, against the Iraq intervention, you simply jump on this bandwagon and pick up on every argument that fits your fancy at that moment, no matter how stupid it is.
... every argument that fits your fancy at that moment, no matter how stupid it is.
well I actually didn’t bring up anything - you brought up the blackwater missery the dollar crash and the immage catastrophe your president caused.
And in the past you mentioned the high states quote germany pushed and how everything was states owned in the 70ies - bringing up in wich direction europe is going (to a more market oriented society) and the way your country is going:
E.g. Bushs ‘republican’ program:
Higher taxes to pay the housing debts of those who did’nt work but buy.
Isn’t it funny you always mention the bad things about your country and the good one about europe ?
I guess your clown immage isn’t quite as credible as it was - your democrate attitude is showing.
Go back to DU !
