To those who
still think mercenaries in Iraq are deserving of respect:
U.S. Marines forcibly detained a team of security guards working for an American engineering firm in Iraq after reportedly witnessing the contractors fire at U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians from an armed convoy, the military said Tuesday [...]
On May 18, he said, a Marine patrol in Fallouja reported receiving fire from a convoy of late-model trucks and sport utility vehicles. The Marines also saw gunmen in the convoy fire at civilians in the streets of Fallouja, where reconstruction was taking place.
Three hours later, a second set of Marines at an observation post reported receiving fire from vehicles matching the description of the convoy involved in the earlier incident, Lapan said.
The wingers want to romantisize these
contractors mercenaries, but they are a hinderance to the war effort. The military hates them since they generate ill will from the Iraqi populace. I mean, these guys were firing at civilians before they turned their weapons on our boys. Not exactly the best way to win hearts and minds. Iraqis don't distinguish between "official" troops and the mercs.
They operate outside the law, do whatever they do, and undermine our ability to effectively rebuild Iraq while putting our troops into more danger. So why does the Right love them so much?