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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: American Spirit who wrote (69848)	11/15/2005 3:50:32 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) of 81568

You need to find a cognizant reply to this, just for starters (beware: reading the whole link may cause patriotic feelings associated with a legitimate concern for our troops): halliburton.com "The particular contract that has been used in political banter is actually an extension of an earlier competitively bid contract. When we were awarded the contract to provide logistical assistance, Halliburton was told to develop an emergency plan in case of war with Iraq. Specifically, we prepared a contingency plan to extinguish oil-field fires and rebuild infrastructure that might be destroyed during the war. Everyone remembers the damage from burning oil-well fires in the first Gulf War. The hostilities caused some of the damages, but internal saboteurs contributed to the destruction of road, rail and communications systems in Kuwait. The armed services wanted to prevent significant environmental damage which would drain that country's most valuable natural resource. When the Iraq war began, the Department of Defense asked Halliburton to implement its wartime emergency plan that was approved under the existing and competitively bid contract. It is critical that the Defense Department be able to respond quickly to the needs on the ground as they arise. Those who were fighting the war, and who now are trying to keep the peace, needed a support system right away. A lengthy bid process simply wasn't feasible." Yes, you feel a need to, but you can't. Dan B.

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