Should Blackwater mercenaries be arrested and held without legal representation in an Iraq version of Gitmo?
2007-10-11 09:25:41 · 15 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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Of course this will never happen. But could a person understand why an Iraqi who lost loved ones to Blackwater might feel this way?
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2007-10-11 09:29:23 · update #1
Con4Life (below) How do I break this to you?
- BLACKWATER IS NOT MY COUNTRY -
There. That should do it.
2007-10-11 09:30:25 · update #2
No. Blackwater is not trying to change national policy through the use of force or the threat of the use of force. They are just protecting their customers.
The problem with Blackwater is that they are not any kind of jurisdiction or oversight - if they commit a crime there is no one holds them accountable. This lets them use their firepower indiscriminately and kill many Innocent people.
My personal opinion is that there needs to be a joined Iraqi/US court for to investigate and punish the military contractors. Handing them over to the Iraqis would not be fair - any judge who found Americans Innocent would be assassinated regardless of the facts.
2007-10-11 09:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackwater is a legally contracted security firm.
Nobody really cares what the Iraqis want. If they want Blackwater out of their country, cease hostilities.
Iraqi prisoners in Guantanamo are POW Prisoners Of War, they don't need lawyers. They need their country to surrender. Then they would be released.
2007-10-11 09:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Let the Iraqis decide:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.contractors/index.html
Remember Falluja bridge?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/contractors/highrisk.html
2007-10-11 09:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 01:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackwater does not represent the USA they are simply mercinaries. They should not enjoy US protection when they are plying their trade in foreign countries.
Shooting innocent people is murder and they should be put on Trial in the country in which the crime was committed.
2007-10-11 09:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Two wrongs don't make a right. Holding a third party accountable for the actions of another is even wronger.
2007-10-11 09:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ! They're Americans, we're "the good guys," remember !
An answer designed to please most Americans.
The USA is the greatest force for good this world has ever known.
We have the mightiest, best equipped and trained military in history, and yet we use it only as a last resort and in protection of our freedom, only sparingly , and with restraint against those who would take it away.
Our military will crush all who oppose us and try to take away our freedom. Then in our celibrated at nauseum charity and benevolence, the US will systematically re-build their shattered countries in our own image, and the survivors will be great full to the USA for generations to come.
LuvUall, Ba-bye.
2007-10-11 11:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by max c 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No.
Why can't people accept that this whole thing was an accident?
In my opinion, we should send in more of those Blackwater guys!
2007-10-11 09:44:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Blackwater USA should not but greenpeace should
2007-10-11 09:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
How dare you say such a thing. You Communist Liberal!!! So what they killed a few innocent Iraqis. Well that's what we invaded that country for!!!
2007-10-11 09:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by Nyghtmare 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋