Originally posted by Liberator
Okay, let's get one thing straight you leftist bugger, Cheney has no ties to Haliburton other than the friends he left behind. He did take one thing with him when he left Haliburton however, the knowledge of what that company in capable of in what kind of time frame. He did have such knowledge of the other two companies in the world , so it only makes sense on a perfectly logical level that he would favor Haliburton over the others. You would do the same thing, and don't pretend that you wouldn't.
What, war profiteering? I certainly would not. You can't expect someone who sat on the board of directords of Company X (any company) and left on good terms to be impartial in the future. When this man becomes the vice President, he has the ability to make the company billions.
Its like, if you've got a best friend and suddenly you become President, you're going to go out of your way to give him some government business, maybe change a few policies he doesn't like. How can you possibly trust corporate gansters to stay impartial, when they stand to profit greatly from it?
Explain to me why Haliburton never competed for these contracts? They just got them. This isn't normal business practice. Yes, Cheyney says he has no connections to Haliburton. The difference between you and me is that you take his word on it, despite evidence to the contrary, while I just think he's lying.
They do that you know, lie. Politicians are not bastions of justice and truth. Most of them are liers, thieves and quite other things.
