Who Wants Halliburton's Job?

JillUser

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Who Wants Halliburton's Job?

The left seems to respond to the word "Halliburton" like my mother-in-law responds to the word "fart" (it is what she considers the "f" word). I ask this, what other establishment could and would do Halliburton's job? I am not defending overcharges or any other conduct. I am simply curious as to what the options would be.

I often wonder how many people howling "Halliburton this or Halliburton that" even know what Halliburton does. I also think you have to be out of your flipping mind if Halliburton is what you base your vote on. I got a flier from the Michigan Democratic Party that was nothing but whining about Halliburton as the basis of why we can do better than Bush/Cheney. It didn't give one example of how Kerry would be better. Like Bush said, "a litany of complaints is not a plan".

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Reply #25 By: shadesofgrey - 10/20/2004 4:10:26 PM
So which way is it? You can't have it both ways.

Actually, you can. As I explained. Some contracts were no-bid and some required the bidding process...why is that so hard to understand? You do realize that there are other companies working in Iraq other than Haliburton, right?

No you can't.

Reply #20 By: shadesofgrey - 10/20/2004 3:40:12 PM
For the record, money for reconstruction was given out in several different ways. Haliburton recieved some no-bid contracts

You state that you wrote one of the bids. Okay. Then why did your company not get the contract?

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Then why did your company not get the contract?

The company I wrote the bid for? Cause the premise behind the proposal sucked and it didn't meet any of the US's goals in the region.

The other company that I mentioned in my first post did receive a reconstruction contract.

I feel like I am being taken to task for knocking down Haliburton when the only purpose for my first post was to answer Jill's question:

I ask this, what other establishment could and would do Halliburton's job?

Hence the list of companies that I provided that are capable, have the experience and wanted to do the job. There are alternatives to Haliburton--that was my only point.

No you can't.

I feel like I am engaged in a playground "did not", "did to" battle, but I'll bite. Why can't it be? Are you denying reality? Do you think that all the reconstruction money was given out in one large chunk to one company?

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JillUser

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Cause the premise behind the proposal sucked and it didn't meet any of the US's goals in the region

So I guess they didn't really fall under the "could do the job" category.

Thanks for the info shades. It is refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows something about the business that Halliburton deals with and doesn't talk about it as if it is some evil entity run by overlord Cheney. I think I spurred the no-bid misconception due to being led to believe (by the Kerry camp and the Michigan Democratic Party) that Halliburton is it as far as contracts went for work in Iraq. I doubt I am the only one who has been influenced to believe that Halliburton got a free pass to run the show in Iraq.

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Shades >> I wasn't trying to spin on you, truly. I was addressing my comments more to my fellows on the left who have bitched about Halliburton and not provided and alternatives. You did that, and I didn't acknowledge it, and that's my fault. You obviously have experience in the field, and therefore, something very important to add to this discussion. I've found myself a bit irritated at the left today, and I let that irritation pull a "fast one" on what you posted. Sorry for that, after re-reading everything, I still address my questions to the left, but regret that I impugned what you said.

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