Reply #15: They're trying to make it seem as if Blackwater is some sort of

[riverdeep]

ultra-elite, highly trained, highly skilled force. Sure, there's training that goes into it, but that's not the reason for their dubious success. I could be highly successful in security too if I could have no rules of engagement, kill anyone I remotely thought was suspicious, the spray and pray method, be backed up by billions of dollars in equipment, and have complete immunity for my actions. They're god damned terrorists, as much as any insurgency.

If American soldiers did what Blackwater does on a regular basis, they'd be court-martialed. This administration knows it, too. That's part of why they're there.