Re: Blackwater in a time of peace
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Anyone bashing Blackwater employees for being "trigger-happy", "mercenary", or "indifferent to human life" is basically retarded.
THOSE ARE GOOD TRAITS IN AN ACTIVE COMBAT ZONE. Good! Not bad!
If you were in Iraq, would you want a bodyguard who (1) shot first, asked questions later; or (2) consulted the Geneva convention before turning off his safety?
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Er no, not in modern urban warfare.
You'd def want a professional who can take quick decisions yes, and aren't afraid of open fire if it is needed - but war has changed.
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I guess I agree now, as a morally upstanding (LOL), disinterested observer posting from a message board.
But if I was in the [censored], I assure you, I would just want someone ready and willing to kill everything that moves.
And unless you and MidGe have managed to reach some sort of enlightened state that transcends self-interest...well...
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