Is it a good move made by the Iraqi government? Is it the start of Iraq getting US out of Iraq?

Question

(CBS) The government of Iraq has notified private security firms their immunity from Iraqi law is about to end, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.

The title of a letter sent by the interior ministry - and obtained exclusively CBS News - says it all: “Removing the legal immunity.” Until now, security firms like Blackwater have operated under a grant of immunity issued in 2004 by the then-top American in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer.

But the draft of a new law says “all immunities … shall be cancelled."

That law still must be ratified by the Iraqi parliament, and if and when it is, private security firms would almost certainly pull out of Iraq.

“There’s no question it’s a disaster if this got passed,” said Carter Andress, one of an estimated 8,500 private security contractors guarding diplomats, convoys and reconstruction sites for the U.S.

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If contractors go, Iraq can rebuild on their own as they should have right after invasion?

Perhaps we could have saved billions if the US had used far fewer dollars to pay the Iraqis themselves for re-building Iraq. There are certainly enough of them who have been and remained unemployed since the invasion.

Blackwater may well be good at what they do. But, the Iraqis aren't dumb. They built their own long before the US came. And they could do it again.
btw - I don't just listen to or read anything reported by CBS. One could say the same as you say about MSNBC,4,5,6,7,9,11, CNN,Fox5, and the plethora of other channels that saturate the airwaves. Besides I go to other sites besides CBS! AND I go to at least 15 foreign sites everyday. I saw this article first....but I've a long way to go today I will find still other articles on the same subject I am sure.)

Answer 1

It's probably a necessary move. No government should be tolerated that permits armed foreigners to use deadly force against the local population with impunity. I don't think I'd put up with it very well.

Somebody should have noticed that it's a very bad sign when diplomats and convoys can't travel without being shot at and construction sites need 24/7 armed guards to prevent the locals from blowing it all up. Are we going to keep paying them $1000/day to guard these facilities after they're completed?

And how did the CPA immunity decree become part of the new (supposedly sovereign) Iraqi national law in the first place?

And what does it say about these guys that they were happy to carry guns and earn cash while under some kind of diplomercenary immunity, but would pull out of Iraq rather than stay there and provide lucrative services in accordance with the local laws?

Answer 2

The unfortunate side is that Blackwater is very good at what it does. They have never lost a diplomat in their care. Of course, you'll never see that side of things on mainstream media. Are we now going to give the terrorists a boost if they are able to get to diplomats?

Your point that Iraqis should have been used to rebuild is way off the mark. Iraqis are being used to rebuild, contractors are being used to protect those citizens. They are specialists and are very effective. You can't just hand an Iraqi a weapon and say protect these people. You don't even know where that Iraqi's alliance lies.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The one huge problem with your thesis is the source you use for your info.
CBS is hopelessly negative concerning ANYTHING coming out of Iraq.
Their agenda prohibits reporting anything that reflect favorably upon :
1) America
2) the troops
3) The war in Iraq
4) and most importantly, upon the job the president is doing

Now, if you where listening to talk radio, or armed forces radio, or some other fair and balanced sourse not heavily invested in the defeat of America, I'd take more notice of your ideas.
Just ask Dan Blather

Answer 5

Yes it is a good move i would like to see the Iraqi people stand on their own.

Answer 6

How do I nominate you for a Nobel Prize? If you were playing baseball you would have just hit a grand slam clean out of the park. Very sincere congratulations on having a BRAIN!!!