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On the recordDecember 2, 2008
I bet you if I had people who worked for Blackwater, just boots-on-the-ground for Blackwater, who are seen interchangeably as American soldiers in the roles they are doing, that they would admit that there is not the chain of command and accountability in terms of the rules that they have in the military.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill questions the accountability of private contractors compared to military personnel.

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