Obama says "Blackwater is getting a bad rap"

The latest Obama two-step comes as a result of his campaign using Blackwater to provide Sen. Obama's security his trip to the "war zones" of Afghanistan and Iraq. While Obama won't admit he was wrong about the troop surge in Iraq, he apparently is willing to "whisper" that "Blackwater is getting a bad rap." I guess he noticed the guys with the big guns who were keeping his backside safe.

Paul Bedard, Washington Wispers reports:

Sen. Barack Obama has not been a fan of private police like Blackwater in war zones, and some news outlets even reported that they were spurned for his trip last week to Afghanistan and Iraq. But Whispers confirms that Blackwater did handle the Democratic presidential candidate's security in Afghanistan and helped out in Iraq. What's more, Obama was overheard saying: "Blackwater is getting a bad rap." Since everything appeared to go swimmingly, maybe he will take firms like Blackwater out of his sights, the company's supporters hope.

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