Blackwater's free reign over legal troubles appears to be over. The House has voted to put private contractors under the jurisdiction of US laws.
Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., accused Democrats of rushing the bill through Congress in a partisan bid to criticize the Bush administration’s handling of the war.
“It is amazing to me the number of men in Blackwater that have lost their lives and we never hear it on the other side of the aisle,” Shays said. “Blackwater is evil. That’s the way it appears in all the dialogue.”
Representative Shays is right, however, for them to get away with any illegal acts, whether it is illegal in the US or anywhere else in the world makes no sense. There's no reason for a contractor to literally get away with murder if that is what happens.
I certainly am very troubled by guys with literally no boundaries representing the United States in various parts of the world.
When I go into other areas on the internet, I'm immediately greeted with "Oh great, an American". Yet, after they speak to me and get to know me, they have a complete turn around in their views of Americans. They are a lot more friendly, open, and honest towards me.
However, if I had no personal boundaries, there would be no reason for me to be friendly to them. Their attitudes would certainly change drastically.
Just take a look at Anbar in Iraq. Once we showed who we were and who Al-Qaeda were, the citizens found out that all the things they've been hearing were bullshit. Then they turned on Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda tried to fight back, but they've been having trouble left and right across the board in Anbar.
If we just took a "scorched earth" policy, Anbar wouldn't look nearly like what it does now.
I'm just saying, everyone should play by the same rules.
Travis
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