Comments on: KBR Wins Contract While Under Criminal Investigation

By: Mars vs Hollywood

Mars vs Hollywood — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:51:47 +0000

Maybe some right wing nuts really expected Obama to come in and stop all ongoing contract negotiations

Actually, you have that backwards. It was Obama's supporters on the left who believed he would put an immediate stop to Halliburton/KBR/Blackwater. Nobody on the right believed for a second that he would.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:48:23 +0000

I thought you had served in the military? How long ago do you think they took the bids on that contract? Do they move faster now? Maybe some right wing nuts really expected Obama to come in and stop all ongoing contract negotiations, but he would have been nuts to intrude at that level this soon.

Steve

By: Leisureguy

Leisureguy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:25:53 +0000

I totally enjoyed David Hackworth's autobiography, About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior. Who knows, I may have picked up the idea from there. Wonderful book, highly recommended. Hackworth was a true warrior, no doubt about it---exactly the kind of man you want fighting wars on your side.

By: John Cole

John Cole — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:20:09 +0000

It seems as though the entire Dept of Defense should be melted down and reformed---probably with one branch of service, or at least folding the Air Force into the Army.

That was David Hackworth's dream.

By: Leisureguy

Leisureguy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:19:31 +0000

It doesn't seem to me to be a politically motivated prosecution of KBR. Check out this story. Plus there was the unseemly stuff about gang rapes and then not allowing the raped women to take the case to court. (Mandatory binding arbitration, arbitrators paid by KBR.) I believe that they finally did get their day in court after MUCH hassle.

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KBR gets $35 million contract - YardLimits.com — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:14:32 +0000

[...] gets $35 million contract Change you can believe in: KBR Wins Contract While Under Criminal Investigation What I don't understand is how Cheney was able to so quickly mesmerize the new [...]

By: Leisureguy

Leisureguy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:10:47 +0000

Also it shows how much the Pentagon has bought into buying from big companies like KBR regardless of performance---probably the revolving door between the Pentagon (and members of Congress) and the defense industry has a lot to do with it. It seems as though the entire Dept of Defense should be melted down and reformed---probably with one branch of service, or at least folding the Air Force into the Army.

By: Obama Loves Halliburton

Obama Loves Halliburton — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:23:00 +0000

[...] It’s good to see that now that Dick Cheney’s evil influence is gone, the Obama Administration is happy to award contracts to Halliburton. [...]

By: Bithead

Bithead — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:05:04 +0000

A look at this chain of events does give rise to the question of whether or not the original charges against KBR, were politically motivated.

It's always been amusing to me that despite this, the Democrats always take offense when such questions get raised.

By: John Davies

John Davies — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:20:16 +0000

Years ago, I asked a friend that volunteered for MoveOn.org which company they wanted to work with the government in place of Halliburton. I said that I didn't know of any other companies that had their capabilities.

She said that surely in a country this big there were other companies that could do a similar job. I asked again for her to name one, and she repeated her surely in a country this big comment.

She lives in a completely different world than I do.

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Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:43:41 +0000

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By: mike

mike — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:10:47 +0000

Absolutely correct - there are not many companies that can do what KBR does in the first place - this does not mean they are not without fault - but having done work with them and been fed and housed by them in the Balkans, I can say that they get things done that the Army would have a lot of trouble doing