Is this use of a private Security firm a sign of the falling standards of in US military training?

October 2000: Al-Qaida bombers attack the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 sailors. Shortly afterward, Blackwater receives its first big federal contract, training sailors in counterterrorism. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-19-blackwater-iraq_N.htm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story… greggblack0590 Mine is a question! But if you need things explaining then I will. By using an external non military group to train the Military indicates that [...]