"Many of my peers think Blackwater is oftentimes out of control," said a senior U.S. commander serving in Iraq. "They often act like cowboys over here . . . not seeming to play by the same rules everyone else tries to play by."
"Many of us feel that when Blackwater and other groups conduct military missions, they should be subject to the same controls under which the Army operates," said Marc Lindemann, who served in Iraq with the 4th Infantry Division and is now an officer in the New York National Guard and a state prosecutor.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Blackwater "Out of Control" in Iraq
The Washington Post has published an article about Blackwater that describes the recent debacle in Iraq as "worse than Abu Ghraib." Here's a quote:
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What is it to be "out of control" in a situation that's out of control? I've been there and the situation in Iraq is definitely out of control. That said, Blackwater Security IS out of control, but that should not come as a surprise to anyone. We’ve set up rules for the military, rules for the Iraqi’s, rules for NGO’s, rules for just about everyone and everything, and then we’ve signed contracts with Blackwater agreeing to exempt them from all the rules that apply to all the other groups. Our military has rules of engagement that private security groups don’t have to follow and we wonder why the military resents these groups. Is Blackwater (and other private security groups) “out of control”? Yes, but in a situation that’s out of control and with them being exempted from all the rules, it was to be expected that they would be out of control and that there would be incidents.
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