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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: JohnM who wrote (8368)9/17/2003 4:40:16 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) of 793791
 
The people who award the contracts are likely acting under provisions which (understandably and rightly) give preferential treatment to American companies. And many of the people making the calls probably have little knowledge of Iraqi society or business practices and thus little way of evaluating the trustworthiness and reliability of local operators

The major reason this is a "story" is the Cheney connection. He is not stupid enough to be involved in these bids, but it is good grist for the Dems, who are anti-business anyway.
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