In my opinion, Blackwater did their jobs well. I disagree that Blackwater and its employees are wholly responsible for the deaths of eleven (11) civilians caught in the line of fire. There is no way for Blackwater to know if the civilians themselves are the source hostility and the only way Blackwater could defend themselves from these unseen ‘enemy’ is to fire back into the crowd.
If the Iraqi people wanted to help themselves long ago, they should have stepped up and fight for their freedom for democracy during the regime of Saddam Hussein. Instead these same civilians would continue to use their old religious beliefs in the name of an unseen ‘God’ or ‘Allah’ (of obvious male expression) to handle their affairs with torture and death.
This makes no sense to lay the blame on the heads of these private contractors, who were hired by the United States to defend the government convoy from these belligerents. I have read that many contractors, peacekeepers and missionaries have lost their lives during the process of rebuilding a country torn by war.
Instead of waiting for government hand outs, the Iraqi people need to change themselves, work hard for a living and embrace the vast differences offered by the worldwide community. There is not harm in lifting up the veils of the women, who would more than likely voice the strength of their country by sheer numbers only. The veil is metaphorically the connection between the old world and new one, which is scary for most outdated thinkers but known by a few sources.
I would like nothing more than to end war in Iraq so that our troops could come home. I have waited ever so patiently during the Bush administration but nothing has materialized to appease me. The Iraqi people need the awake up and learn that their prayers will NEVER be answered by ‘God’ or ‘Allah’. The latest Hollywood-like production of Blackwater being BLACKMAILED for doing their JOBS is not fair until the Iraqi people realize that resistance is futile.
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