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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Whoever hired them, mostly, although I'm also inclined to fault Blackwater for indiscriminately shooting at Iraqis. YMMV.
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And if that were fact I'd agree with you.
But it's not, because our information is all:
(a) Poor and internally contradictory;
(b) Second hand; and
(c) Biased from either side of the debate, depending what you are reading.
You know nothing about what's going on over there. Nor do I. All judgments should be offered from the perspective of "If we are to believe this news story, which appears to be mingled with editorial, then I think [insert conclusion here]."
"Where there's smoke there's fire" is no longer accurate, considering the polarization of the media into two distinct camps.
Blackwater has probably killed a few innocent Iraqis. So have our soldiers. I am sure there is culpability in some instances and excusable behavior in others. It is a war.
