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By: nuke

nuke — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:27:08 +0000

hit the home tab up top….
See y’all next time.

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By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:26:54 +0000

Now wait a minute.
I was just closing windows when I saw this.
When has the U.S. taken bids from foreign companies for supporting our military? Why would they? And further, are these companies you mention, that could have done the same work, were they from countries that were part of the coalition? If not, screw them, and the countries they come from.
In case you hadn’t heard, Halliburton is not really an American company any more, they have moved their HQ to Dubai. The business climate in this country, since the donks took over, the lack of drilling allowed in this country, and the opportunities overseas, are the reason. I was referring mostly to the the other logistical support Halliburton provides our military, the chow halls, and transport.
Now, I’m out.

By: sean

sean — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:21:39 +0000

Oh hey guys…night…

no2liberals…what other threads? (sorry…idiot here)

By: sean

sean — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:18:28 +0000

Concerning Halliburton…there are TONS of other companies that can do what they are doing. Much better in fact, but a lot of them are foreign nationals. A no bid is exactly that…they didn’t even try to find other bidders. No one was allowed. I know for a fact various oil companies that could have bidded on oil specific contracts. H swooped in and had carte blanche. And worse yet they LIED on what it would cost and have the most amazing overruns in history.

I am for free market. Halliburton is anything but:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121004A.shtml

You give someone exclusive rights and they will run up the expenses. Here it becomes disgusting.

No bid – anti democracy and anti business. Pro cronyism. And boy did they take advantage of it.

On the British migration…126K migrating is normal…check any of the historical data for migration. 126K which is less than .0001 of the population is not a massive outflux.

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:14:42 +0000

Night y’all.

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:13:20 +0000

Thanks, nuke.
I had forgotten about the downsizing of the military in the 90′s, and the rise of the contractors.

By: nuke

nuke — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:11:21 +0000

Halliburton/KBR geared up to provide logistical support for the Armed forces as the military was downsized in the early 90′s. The so-called “peace dividend.”
But, N2l is right. There was (and still is) no American company with the size and expertise to do what they do, on-demand, and in a timely fashion.
We have a choice of having the military do for themselves, or having contractors fill in the gaps.

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:07:45 +0000

Sean, you know, there are other threads on this blog.
/just sayin’

By: no2liberals

no2liberals — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:05:39 +0000

I think you might want to read through that article a little more closely.
I found this revealing:

There were 316,000 more non-British citizens and 126,000 fewer British citizens in the UK