Haliburton

The Avon Lady · 09-13-05, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Ya know,I don't know that much about Haliburton or what they do or who owns it but the question I have is....Are they in the business of making money?...which most companies are ...and if so are they supposed to roll over on there bellies and not use the resources they have to get work and make money just because of there insider contacts.Every company or Empire in the world uses whatever resources it has access to , to further it's goals.I "DO" understand that many ethical and or legal issues regarding unfair trade practices have to be adhered to but can ya really blame anyone or country for trying to get an "Edge"...this is the ugly side of human nature...this is why there is poverty and hunger.THe haves and have not...who ya know etc...Why so suprised about it. LOL...Welcome to humanity.

Pentagon audits released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work in Iraq.

To me thats enough to put the brakes on.

I agree but is there an alternative contractor at this point?

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