Douglas Feith once reportedly quipped that the State Department should be called the Department of Nice. To Blackwater, however, it might be better termed the Department of Passive-Aggressive. According to the AP, State won’t exactly ask Blackwater to leave Iraq, but in true awkward-breakup fashion, it’s indicating that Blackwater should get out if it wants to do the honorable thing:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179584