Another successful privatization of governmental functions? How come it never seems to work?

What do you expect when the one running Blackwater is a rich boy from a family, politically well-connected (Repups only, thanks). Do you expect anyone from the party of family values and personal responsibility to be held accountable for their actions?

Blackwater attempts to do a thankless job that is easily dismantled by "arm chair quarterbacks". I'm not saying I approve of Blackwater, but they and their clients ought to know better. Americans demand guarantees for every aspect of their lives, and it's ALWAYS someone elses fault when things go wrong. Just ask idiots that get lost or trapped on Mt. Hood.

Black water activities sounds to me very much like a militia movement or even paid terror1sts. Any military group participating in the unjustified, illegal occupation of another country, executing or facilitating the execution of that country's leaders, killing and harrasing the civilian population, destroying property, private and state and managing it's resources are in my opinion terr1rists.

QUESTION:
Another successful privatization of governmental functions? How come it never seems to work?
Posted by: bobby stickers | Sep 20, 2007 5:28:06 PM

ANSWER:
Lack of accountability to any gov't org (which represents the people). The only thing they (BW) are accountable to is how much money they are getting paid.

Blackwater is just an example of what we can expect here at home if the extreme GOP-heads get their way about "privatizing" as many roles of government as they can. When police powers are handed over to civilian contractors - especially without adequate on-the-ground public oversight - the result will be "Murder, Inc."

The Democratic Congress can't take on credit card abuses do you really think they have a backbone to take on Blackwater in any realistic way?

The Democrats go puff, puff, puffing along- soft feel good things to say no real substance whatsoever. What a joke.

I guess you use a company like this because you need to be prepared, one thing about terrorists is that you can never be prepared enough. Blackwater is only as good as the quality of the people its hires. Its a very tough job and tough enviroment to live in. I would think its extreme living situation. I guess like in the streets kill or be killed.. thats what cops tell me in chicago.. so what is different about a war zone.. Theyjust happened to be on the watch.. im sure there are many more contractors out there who didnt make the news in similar situations..
I mean this isnt a situation for Miss Manners.. you get what the teams people have to offer.. at all risks
Pam IL USA

blackwater, the military wing of the republican party.

I will say that I agree that Blackwater whould be investigated.

Were I in Prince's shoes - Prior to appearing before congress - I would want a complete autopsy report on all 'victims' to include ballistics (was it a 7.62x39 or 5.56 round that caused death). If it were a 5.56 then I would want a complete investigation into the identity of the victim and their business in the square that day (did they moonlight as an insurgent?).

Looks like waxman is trying to showboat. And once again indirectly helping AQ with his ineptness and lack of understanding of an important subject.

We are at war and BW is working in a war zone... Its hard for soft men like waxman to sit in judgement and grasp the situation.

Good Ole boy politics and a big crook that will get away with murder....

Sam H: Blackwater wants as little investigation as possible. They've already stated that. Why? Because they are guilty of recklessly killing civilians. Al-Maliki
wants to see bullet holes in the blackwater vehicles. You think they'll be able to show that to prove they were attacked? I doubt it. Sounds to me like BW went "ballistic" and went into a panicked trigger happy frenzy.

I think in a few more years America will inevitably be a police state; especially with Eric Prince and his modern-day Pratorian guards.

Black Water, An American Terrorist Organisation any witch way you look at it. Hired Thugs. = Terrorists. look they just proved that as well recently. So America does support Terrorist and Harber them as well. Hmmm. We might as well strip the white off of our flag and show our true color. maybe even replace the white with gold. Hmmmm. Where did America go. I cant see it anymore. what happened too us. did we turn on cruise control or somthing like that.

If you ask me, the guy lools like some evil comic-book villain out to rule the world.

Wow...what a bunch of Monday moring quarterbacks! I wonder how many of you have actually been in a situation like that....yeah...that's what I thought

Might be wise to wait a minute or two here and see what is unveiled before lighting fires and burning things in effigy. The answer is??? I wasn't in the street, and I surely don't have any real information. How can I possibly pass judgement and throw stones? I can't... Yet! Seeing some of these somewhat inflammatory comments and rushes to judgement makes me wonder... When's the last time you were shot at?

As far as I,m concerned, Blackwater is Bush and Cheney's christian terrorist organization. Christian hipocrites and murders that is. Why is our military generals allowing this to continue. Is our Congress approving the money for these thug's.

Blackwater = Mercs for hire.