Despite Anti-War Rhetoric, Clinton-Obama Plans Would Keep U.S. Mercenaries, Troops in Iraq for Years to Come

Jeremy Scahill: Despite Anti-War Rhetoric, Clinton-Obama Plans Would Keep U.S. Mercenaries, Troops in Iraq for Years to Come

Jeremy Scahill reports Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will not “rule out” using private military companies like Blackwater Worldwide in Iraq. Obama also has no plans to sign on to legislation that seeks to ban the use of these forces in US war zones by January 2009. Despite their anti-war rhetoric, both Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton have adopted the Congressional Democratic position that would leave open the option of keeping tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq for many years.