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Civilian security personnel are assisting with police-type efforts in Iraq. They are like private security guards in the US. There has to be some staffing of these positions while we train a help Iraqis get full police protection put in place. There's nothing wrong with hiring security firms to protect buildings and do these other police functions.
Mercenaries are hired to take military action. That is different. But, either way, who cares? The word "mercenary" isn't particularly offensive to me, nor does it necessarily contain bad connotations.
Comparing these civilians who are over there trying to perform a needed and good job to the detainees in Gitmo is insulting, but it's also stupid. Sitting in a building in Iraq trying to protect it from crime/attack is not exactly comparable to sitting in a military-style training compound in Afghanistan trying to figure out how to kill innocent people in a spectacular fashion in the U.S.
As I said, it's just stupid. Once again, given burned mutilated bodies on one hand and AK-47-toting terrorist wannabes, who also desecrate dead bodies, on the other hand, I note whose defense you rush to and who you choose to criticize.
I realize that in your fondest late night dreams, you may be a renowned resistance leader against the US, but I'm just sick of hearing so much about it here.
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