that we weren't in this for oil or to line the pockets of American
corporations.
The government awards Halliburton a $600 million dollar contract
for "emergency" oil services in Iraq. Unbid. And gee, the name
Halliburton sounds vaguely familiar... And there are a number of
other such deals being done.
And where does the money come from...that's right, us! So even if
other companies or countries could have done it cheaper, we'll never
know how much we could have saved. Thank God this administration is
so serious about reducing government spending!
And for even more reasons to find this deeply offensive:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2081640/
Received on 2003-04-17 21:04:12