Plus Media still looking for trouble.
In an article that appeared on the MSNBC web site titled Contractors accused of firing on civilians, Gis and subtitled Huge private force operates in Iraq with little supervision or accountability which only list the AP as the author purports to talk about the atrocities by private contractors in Iraq. It is my opinion that since they have not being to tumble Bush by their continuous negative reporting on the administration of the war the liberal agenda driven news is now going to try finding anything and everything that is wrong in Iraq.
Human nature is wicked. In stressful times human are capable of many misjudgments, overreactions, and willful disrespect for human life. This is neither a flaw of the president nor a statement against the many accomplishments in Iraq.
This week it was reported that the UN has voted to return to Iraq. To me this speaks of the positively changing security question in Iraq. Now, the Iraq government is seen as legitimate and capable of functioning. Notice, I did not say perfect. Which government is perfect?
Now this article also has the following statements “They operate with little or no supervision, accountable only to the firms employing them. And as the country has plummeted toward anarchy and civil war, this private army has been accused of indiscriminately firing at American and Iraqi troops, and of shooting to death an unknown number of Iraqi citizens who got too close to their heavily armed convoys.”
I have a problem with the statement they operate with little or no supervision. My problem here is that the author his or her self states “they are accountable only to the companies that employ them”.
Now what do we know about companies. They are in business to make money. I am sure there are grave actions by some civilian contractors. However, the reality is that any company has a lot to loose if it does not operate well. Bad contractors have their contracts canceled.
Another problem I have with this article is that it continues to stick in the rusty knife of negative criticism of the war. Here I am speaking about this quote…”And as the country has plummeted toward anarchy and civil war,”
Hasn’t this writer heard of the people reporting that the security question in Iraq is changing for the better?
On another note it is being reported that Mitt Romney won the Iowa straw poll. What I find interesting is that this a poll were anyone who pays $35 can enter and cast a ballot and that many of the campaigns bought tickets for their supporters. How can a poll were the candidates paid for people to vote for them be taken seriously?
To win 2008 a republican candidate is going to have to deal with the issues that surfaced in Bush’s reign, such as privatization of social security, school vouchers, strict immigration enforcement, personal responsibility in healthcare insurance, war on terror, and the others.
In addition, this republican candidate is going to have to appease the Christians who were awakened and participated in great numbers to elect Mr. Bush. I have already said that the only religious test I have for a conservative candidate is that they not be in direct opposition to my faith.
Mr. Romney calls himself a Christian. In my opinion no person who believes that Christ is the brother of satan is a Christian. Moreover, in my opinion, no one who can have such a personal part of his private life such as faith be ruled by a superstitious cult is not fit to run the most important country on the face of the planet. I find this fact as a serious personality flaw.
In addition, I am not happy with any of the republican candidates, even the LA Law Thompson. Some one with a real conservative background needs to step up fast, before we are left with Giuliani and Romney.