Inside Iraq - Security Contractors - 08 June 07 - Part 1

[commo842001]

Typical noisemaker liberal, She interrupts him when hes talking and then gets offended when he continues talking. The war is illegal and Bush deserves to be in jail but we have our hands in it now and there is no easy way to come out of it with clean hands at this point. I know that billions of our taxpayer dollars were stolen or "misplaced" by the government officials of Iraq.

[NastyChuck]

The woman says that 'there are about 125,000 mercenaries, about half of whom are armed.' This seems like contradictory statement in that the ones who are not armed are technically not mercenaries, but rather they are just providing civilian services.

[Nachspeil]

that bitch is annoying.

[nights1900]

Iraq is another way to earn money for the US.

[pillsburydoughboy47]

"This is Gaylord Cohen, reporting for Al-Jazeera English."

yeah right....

[jcu572]

these people are saving our country millions. they are a large part of the rebuilding in iraq. there is always an ass out there that does stupid things but as a hole they are a good thing and should be looked at as heros

[IrepcanadaOfficial]

@jcu572 I disagree. They have been known to kill Citizens and American troops as well. I have a problem with these groups. NOBODY should be above the government. But I guess they are.

[reefroom2]

the reason our military numbers have declined is 1) we have troops in every country in the world and 2) their being killed in the middle east!!!

[arkangel8419]

holy shit this guy wont shut the fuck up i dont really agree with either of them fully but jesus let the bitch talk god damn

[Whitehorze]

Utterly clueless... The reason why you need contractors is because the Communists (democrats) gutted the military back in the 90's... Our army is half what it used to be...

[ebiekem]

The war sanctioned by the UN?Is this guy for real?Everyone kicked against the bloody war!

[matikhan]

that shit aint funney faget!!!!

[jaschnelle]

How can that woman call an unarmed truck driver or cook a mercanary. They dont even fall under the category of security guard lol. I wonder if she thinks before she opens her mouth.

[Physhi]

PHILLIS BENNIS. BENNACE.

[pisadinho]

al Jazeera asked why private contractors were not needed in the second world war ? Reply. Because in WW2 there was universal draft. Everyone had to go to war and now the army is a volunteer army.Its that simple.The leftist female did a typical biased answer. To that question She replied because rumsfeld wanted to make war on the cheap.

[pisadinho]

good point 022. One thing is to be on the spot another thing is to be in the confort of our homes watching action. Al Jazeera is Arab Muslim and they love to hate the west . They are the new information jhiadists against the west

[jack0022]

In the first scene where you see a car crash, you see Iraqi's running away from it thinking it is a suicide bomber. If the Iraqi's themselves cant distinguish a bomber, how is anyone else supposed to !?

Anyone who thinks their action was unjust has obviously never had a suicide bomber hurl towards them at 120mph.

I have several times and I believe in the right to defend oneself.

[phillipngyn]

Innocent Iraqis were being slaughtered by Saddam way before the American was there. It's not like they are a peaceful country. That place is a war zone. Iraqis are killing each others because of different visions and beliefs. They are like the stupid Jihad who try to convert the world only to find themselves getting what they deserved, so don't even act like it's all America's faults. Our life is more precious than you people who only want to blow urself up.

[phillipngyn]

Mercenary kicks asses. They are the best weapon against the stupid little terrorist. Who give a shit about the law. The terrorist didn't give a shit when they killed thousand of innocent Americans. No one gives shit about how the Iragi feels. All the sudden they act like they have a feeling after they finish killing American troops. Mercenary protects themselves instead of the stupid Iraqi. I mean the Iraqi is lucky that our troops are there to help them when they shouldn't.

[ferrarithefastest]

And how many innocent Iraqis have been slaughtered due to this so American invasion?

[kwalsh3321]

Not as many as some people (Like that dike in the video) like to make it out to be.

[ferrarithefastest]

yeah hundreds of thousands, if not millions aren't many. I'm sick of Americans thinking they are the police of the world.

[kwalsh3321]

I'm sorry I guess I missed the part when someone with an AK trying to blow your head off was considered innocent. The only hundreds of thousands of innocent people who were killed were killed by Saddam when he decided to gas his people on whim, but I guess your okay with that. And your right, we shouldnt be policing the world, like that whole thing with Hitler, who were we to butt in? Shoulda just let him go about his business and hope he policed himself. Right? That is what your saying

[ferrarithefastest]

Who are you to put words in my mouth? My own GRANDFATHER was taken POW by the nazis. I never said I was supporting facism. Saddam kept Iraq together, now look at it, torn by civil war. How come it is not allright for a so called "terrorist" to blow someone heads off but the american military is allowed to bomb the crap out of anything and not give a crap if they were innocent civillians?

[kwalsh3321]

Saddam kept Iraq together by fear and violence. That wasn't a country united, it was a country living in fear Too bad for you smart bombs have essentially eliminated innocent people dieing, making your argument We dont just go out and blow up random shit hoping it was a terrorist stronghold, targets are surveyed and studied and only when there is complete confirmation there is target designation. And by the way, your grandfather and their generation were way more sidistic by todays standard.

[ferrarithefastest]

How many americans are kept quiet by fear? And for your information my grandfather was ITALIAN.

[kwalsh3321]

In WWII american and russian soldiers raped just about every german woman they found in the race to Berlin, look it up. And, your grandfather's bombing methods back then was to fly 30 or 40 B-17's over a target and destroy it along with whatever 20 buildings were surrounding it, whether that was a school or a church. Look that up as well. War is ugly, its never been pretty, but thats not the point of war. If your grandfather saw what you were saying about America he'd be ashamed of you.

[ferrarithefastest]

MY GRANDFATHER igonorant prick was ITALIAN. He didnt bomb anyone. And i would have congratulated anyone who blew up a church.

[kwalsh3321]

So your grandfather was italian, I guess this means when you said he fought in WWII you meant he fought with the Italians who were allies with hitler, and fought alongside the nazis. you lied about him being a POW for the nazzis or(This is my theory) you lied when you said your grandfather even fought in that war Either way your a dumbass who should have his freedom of speech revoked. And I don know what fear you think is keeping Americans quiet or what you think we're supposed to be quiet about

[ferrarithefastest]

Excuse me? If you studied your history correctly the cowardly Italian king changes sides halfway through the war. The nazis then started taking the italians POW. Freedom of speeck revoked? Atleast I know what im talking about. Im sick of trying to argue with someone with such a closed mind. STFU cause im not talking to pricks like you anymore.

[kwalsh3321]

Yup, you sound like someone who was just caught lying, what a dousche.

[Chauperr]

By the King do you mean Mussolini? Learn your history. If your Grandfather fought he wasnt taken prisoner by the Nazis unless he tried to leave his post. Either way Id stfu. Italy attacked Ethiopia, and Somalia and bombed the shit out of them. and war has changed alot in 60 years.

[confusinomitron]

"The terrorist didn't give a shit when they killed thousand of innocent Americans."

Regardless of what you might think, the Iraqi people are not a bunch of sub-human, freedom-hating comic book villains. What would you do if Russia invaded America, ostensibly to free us from our own dictatorial regime? Would you embrace them as self-sacrificing liberators?

Who are the "terrorists"? Do you even know?

[kwalsh3321]

If we had a dictator such as Saddam and he was killing our own innocent people, I would embrace the Russians with open arms, stay out of their way, let them do their job, and wouldn't bitch about the few bad apples that came with them because I would be smart enough to realize they were going to make things a whole lot better than in the past once they are finished.

[a9fc]

Whether we like it or not..

Fact: A dictator was toppled.

Fact: If we were to leave now, the whole place will go into deeper chaos. Right now having mercenaries AND the US in Iraq is the 'Lesser of 2 evils'.

[drezlord2002]

that woman is awesome

[kwalsh3321]

That woman is what's wrong with America.

[drezlord2002]

really? how's that?

[OtherOne81]

we are never leaving iraq unless there is a major change to foreign policy.

Ron Paul 2008

[Garbonzo07]

ron paul is the only man on earth who can save earth

without him 10 more years in iraq

[ubernathan]

stressy woman lol

[TilibAli2006]

well Mr. White, I wish you would have been snipped off by an Arab but enshaAllah next time you go maybe the Iranians will get your ass...

[johnnwhite]

GO fuck your hand!

[johnnwhite]

private security companies have a mandate for DEFENCE ONLY! they are not in, and never have been contracted for offensive operations! period! how do i know ? been there!

[blibertad]

thanks for this genuine comment.

[xtacy77]

I keep wondering, dont those pro war ppl feel ashamed to

appear on tv talk shows and still defend this war and occupation?? day by day thier lies r bieng exposed and they still used the same old excuses

[Tareq88]

The pro-war people are a group of damaged personalities. Their number keeps dwindling because they grow more disheartened from the fact that the war keeps gettting worse day after day.

[MustafaPresents]

You need to read up on American military history. You also need to read up on Western nations' support of Saddam's regime over the years, especially during the years when he was committing what you describe. The fact that his regime engaged in war crimes doesn't mean that the United States has not---it certainly has, and is.

[OOPSIEOOPSIE]

War is a lot harder when you play by the rules and your enemy doesn't.

If the US started using the tactics sadam used to keep the peace, the conflict would be over in a year. But obviously, the US cannot stoop to those tactics.

[MustafaPresents]

Tactics like what...dropping atomic weapons on civilians, or firebombing cities, or napalming a country into the stoneage etc.?

[OOPSIEOOPSIE]

Tactics like finding a person who's fighting against you, then finding their mother, farther and children and then torturing them to death.

Tactics like having a village that resists, so you nerve gas the entire village.

[jammoexii]

There is a very slim degree of, if not truth, something worth replying to in this comment. The US army is not structured as an international occupation force. It sets up client states, it deters, and it has the potential of massive destruction. It's not designed to do what it's trying to do right now.