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And let's set aside that their founder probably named this mercenary group after the old cartoon "Pirates of Darkwater".
There's a lot to say about them. They are a private U.S. mercenary/security force which allegedly has 160,000 forces in Iraq right now. That is about as many official U.S. troops are in Iraq, so the force occupying the nation is almost twice the size of what U.S. citizens are led to believe. Blackwater is not covered by the Military Code of Justice, nor are they covered by any laws since in Iraq they are not subject to US laws and they just ignore Iraqi laws. They have been paid approximately $1.2 Billion by the United States government. Iraq is trying to kick them out of their country because they open fire on unarmed civilians. They have also disarmed U.S. troops in the Green Zone, made them lay on the ground, and searched them.
The United States has expanded the term "unlawful combatants" to a very large extreme, and Blackwater certainly seems to fit the definition of this term that is used by the White House.
There's a lot to say about them. They are a private U.S. mercenary/security force which allegedly has 160,000 forces in Iraq right now. That is about as many official U.S. troops are in Iraq, so the force occupying the nation is almost twice the size of what U.S. citizens are led to believe. Blackwater is not covered by the Military Code of Justice, nor are they covered by any laws since in Iraq they are not subject to US laws and they just ignore Iraqi laws. They have been paid approximately $1.2 Billion by the United States government. Iraq is trying to kick them out of their country because they open fire on unarmed civilians. They have also disarmed U.S. troops in the Green Zone, made them lay on the ground, and searched them.
The United States has expanded the term "unlawful combatants" to a very large extreme, and Blackwater certainly seems to fit the definition of this term that is used by the White House.