Blackwater in Iraq

I simply can’t believe my ears!  Today is my first blog, ever. I have to do something about this.  I watched in shock today as its being reported that our United States Government is going to let the Blackwater security detail being held in Iraq, with possible criminal charges looming over them.  First these people, who make up Blackwater, as most of you should know, are former members of our United States Military.  U.S. citizens who have risked their lives for their country, as soldiers in our military and now in a god for saken hell hole.  Protecting every United States dignitary who traveled to Iraq.  I would like to ask, where are all the people who have been protected over the years and why have they not spoken out about this?  I watched as the CEO of Blackwater was grilled on Capitol Hill a few weeks ago.  Seems to me, those who used them for protection had no problem putting Blackwater through a meat grinder.  I would like to remind those of you who don’t know the men killed, beaten and burned then hung from a bridge a few years ago where Blackwater.  These people are Americans!  Brave Americans!  Former soldiers trying to keep people that work for our government alive and safe from harm.  I will admit I have no idea what went on during that fire fight a few weeks ago.  But I do know in a country where killing for fun is acceptable.  Violence is an every day occurrence.  It seems wrong to detain United States citizens, ex soldiers of our country on charges of hearsay.  I do thin every fair minded American can agree that they would not get even close to a fair trail in Iraq.  The statements released by Nouri al-Maliki himself are a joke.  He has convicted them already.  He has time to denounce Blackwater but you seldom hear a word out of his mouth when his own people are killing our troops.  I believe we need Blackwater and should be glad they are able to protect our leadership.  Each of us should look at the video of what Blackwater has to go through on a daily basis.  After seeing your average Iraqi toss hand grenades, shoot AK-47’s, launch rocket grenades at them, one might come to realize maybe its not a trigger fingered American killer on the loose in Iraq.  But a group of people who have to use there whit’s and keep their heads thinking of what could happen around the next corner to stay alive and keep our country’s employee’s from being hanged off a bridge.  Just ask the Polish Ambassador, I am sure he’d be dead today had it not been for the extraction efforts of Blackwater.  Not to mention the numerous times they fought along side our own U.S. military soldiers.