In today's NY Times, they reported on the trial of former Blackwater ruffians (formerly of Blackwater, perhaps still ruffians), who may or may not have been taking "justice" into their own hands during their stint in Iraq. These State Department hired individuals reportedly fired on unarmed civilians on multiple occasions. While this is horrible to hear, my question is, is anyone surprised?
The Blackwater case is a couple years old, yet the entire scenario raises important questions. What will the role of these outside forces be in the future? How can we regulate them? Should they be used at all?
We send mercenaries to a country where we're trying to win the "hearts and minds" of the locals, and are then surprised when it goes poorly. The Blackwater case and the fact that the US decided to use them at all makes me so very upset. What do you all think?
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