No more Blackwater in Iraq.....

[03humpalot]

Dyn can swing the Air portion dude.

[Iraqgunz]

Dyncorp has their own little birds and Hueys and trained personnel that can be in country to fulfill the role? Not including the air support personnel, armorer, etc...? I wasn't aware of that.

Dyn can swing the Air portion dude.

[ToddG]

So the Iraqi government is unhappy with the people providing these security roles, and their solution is to create a dust up in which those same people will keep their same jobs, just under another company's banner.

My God, we truly have brought American-style democracy to the Middle East. Huzzah!

[03humpalot]

Dyncorp has their own little birds and Hueys and trained personnel that can be in country to fulfill the role? Not including the air support personnel, armorer, etc...? I wasn't aware of that.

Yep,
they got started as an aviation company after all and still provide those services all over the world. They bid on the Air contract last it came up for bid but BW picked it up.

[John_Wayne777]

So the Iraqi government is unhappy with the people providing these security roles, and their solution is to create a dust up in which those same people will keep their same jobs, just under another company's banner.

My God, we truly have brought American-style democracy to the Middle East. Huzzah!

I guess they figure Iraqis are as stupid as Americans have proven to be on this matter.

[markm]

So the Iraqi government is unhappy with the people providing these security roles, and their solution is to create a dust up in which those same people will keep their same jobs, just under another company's banner.

My God, we truly have brought American-style democracy to the Middle East. Huzzah!

We could top it off by giving them OUR Hussein as a replacement to their Hussein!

[Nathan_Bell]

If the threat analysis about the instability of Mexico is accurate perhaps BW and its assets will find work a good deal closer to home.

[Wayne Dobbs]

This is the standard Arabic business practice of extorting a bribe to continue doing business. Someday soon, everybody will be back in bed together and the hadjis will have lots more money (US$) in their mattresses...

[Iraqgunz]

Nothing runs in the M.E without some type of Baksheesh. It's a part of life here.

[kwelz]

I saw this coming. I mean, I am just a guy on the street but the media hit Blackwater pretty hard over the past year or so. And depending on which side of the story you listen to, a couple BW guys screwed up pretty bad.

I am not saying this is a smart decision, because honestly I don't think it is, but I am not at all surprised by it.