Well this will be a test
for just how much autonomy the Iraqi government really has. If the Bush administration truly values keeping Blackwater in Iraq, the pronouncement means very little if they don't support the decision.
I think this might be worth watching to see just how all pans out. Maliki's crew was already on shaky ground with Bush's goals. This could be the straw that brings about a US supported coup to replace the leadership there.
Just put me down for now as highly doubtful that this will be the end of Blackwater's influence in the Mideast.
Art