October 2, 2007 8:10 AM

Our Daily Dose of "Why Are We There?"

The committee staff report said Blackwater guards had engaged in nearly 200 shootings in Iraq since 2005, and in the vast majority of cases the guards fired their weapons from moving vehicles without stopping to count the dead or assist the wounded. In at least two cases, Blackwater paid victims' family members who complained, and the company sought to cover up other episodes, the report said.

As the Blackwater chief comes before Congress, The New York Times reminds us what a mess we've made in Iraq. One more reason that we need to demand an exit plan before we pay one more dollar for this Occupation...or one more dollar into Blackwater's bank account.