CNN: Halliburton Pulled from Iraqi Oil Contract

[mrmitchell]

Oncle Boris, you walked right into that.

Yeah, Boris. You sure did! Even thinking that the administration listens to us lefties!

[Lefty Scaevola]

The focus of the story is likely inaccurate. I suspect what is really going on now is not about Haliburton, but is really about turf between the two defense agencies

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Sava


JohnT: that's the standard cop out about Bush and Lay... but it's not really the idea that Bush was involved in Enron... it's that he's part of that sociopathic corporate culture. And I don't know about you, but I couldn't be friends with some evil **** like Ken Lay. Yet Dubya still is.

Thanks, Sava. I knew you wouldn't let me down.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
The focus of the story is likely inaccurate. I suspect what is really going on now is not about Haliburton, but is really about turf between the two defense agencies

This is the first thing I thought when reading the opening post too.
Now, it's good news nonetheless that a proper bid will be used. I strongly hope that British and other coalition firms will be considered in the bid. Otherwise, the US credibility towards its allies will not be restored.

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Otherwise, the US credibility towards its allies will not be restored.

... And this is a serious concern for.

[NeOmega]

Oh Halliburton.... buying gas at $2.65 a gallon from Kuwait, and then shipping it to Iraq and selling it at the Stations for 15 cents. Who are the corporate gemiuses running your no-bid contracts anyways? Oh yeah KBR.

[Zylka]

JohnT: that's the standard cop out about Bush and Lay... but it's not really the idea that Bush was involved in Enron... it's that he's part of that sociopathic corporate culture.

Good ****ing peacocks. Give this kid a shiny medal and his downs-syndrome certificate

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Halliburton has said it expected to be cleared by the Defense Department.

Well there's a shock.

[Shi Huangdi]

I'd like to see Halliburton stopped from doing business with the gov. ever again.

[chequita guevara]

Halliburton never should have gotten a no-bid contract in the first place. The contract should have been pulled much sooner, when this gas gouging was first revealed (you heard it from me first, months before it was in the mainstream media, btw).

As Uncle Boris notes, had the "left" not complained about this, it's unlikely the Pentagon would have canceled it. Yay for us! The good guys actually win one once in a while.

Still, I think this has more to do with what Lefty said. The Pentagon seems to have a hate-on for this Administration, and has been trying to embarress them constantly. It's probably very galling for them to be led by a deserter.