Obama gives no bid contract to kbr

they are no longer apart of halliburton...but this just cracks me up

when bush did this, the libs were fuming....now, i bet we hardly hear anything about this
 
LOL They divide a part of the company and make a new name. I guess that's change lib-tards can believe in.
 
Yurt said:
KBR to Get No-Bid Army Work as U.S. Alleges Kickbacks

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...y-work-as-u-s-alleges-kickbacks-update1-.html

lmao...nice change obama, i'm sure dick cheney is proud
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Not sure what Obama has to do with this but for the sake of argument, let's say it was his decision. He listened to the Army and Gen. Odierno and went by their wishes. How many times have I heard people say Obama should listen to the generals in the field for issues that pertain to the field? If Obama put the kibosh on this, those same people would be criticizing him for overriding the generals. It's a no-win situation for him.

For the record, I'm totally against no-bid contracts.

"The Army didn’t put this work out for bids because U.S. commanders in Iraq advised against it, saying that enlisting a new company would be too disruptive as the U.S withdraws, Army program director Lee Thompson said in an interview before the Justice Department action was announced.

Odierno’s View

The view of General Ray Odierno, the U.S. military commander in Iraq, was crucial to the decision, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey told reporters today.

“Odierno said, ‘I’ve got three million pieces of equipment I’ve got to get out of Iraq, I’ve got 100 or so bases to close, I’ve got to move 80,000-plus people out of here and you want me to change horses in the middle of the stream?’” Casey recounted.

The U.S. force in Iraq is scheduled to shrink from 94,000 troops today to 50,000 by August, with a complete withdrawal by December 2011."

http://visionsfromthehorizon.blogspot.com/2010/05/obama-pentagon-gives-500m-no-bid.html
 
Yurt said:
they are no longer apart of halliburton...but this just cracks me up

when bush did this, the libs were fuming....now, i bet we hardly hear anything about this
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That's 'cause only Obamanation can allow no-bid contracts. It doesn't matter that general's who were in command under Bush may have had similar reasoning...nope, Bush, to shrill libtards always= bad.
 
Ice Dancer said:
That's 'cause only Obamanation can allow no-bid contracts. It doesn't matter that general's who were in command under Bush may have had similar reasoning...nope, Bush, to shrill libtards always= bad.
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Bush was always bad. He'll go down as one of America's worst 5 Presidents.
 
christiefan915 said:
Not sure what Obama has to do with this but for the sake of argument, let's say it was his decision. He listened to the Army and Gen. Odierno and went by their wishes. How many times have I heard people say Obama should listen to the generals in the field for issues that pertain to the field? If Obama put the kibosh on this, those same people would be criticizing him for overriding the generals. It's a no-win situation for him.

For the record, I'm totally against no-bid contracts.

"The Army didn’t put this work out for bids because U.S. commanders in Iraq advised against it, saying that enlisting a new company would be too disruptive as the U.S withdraws, Army program director Lee Thompson said in an interview before the Justice Department action was announced.

Odierno’s View

The view of General Ray Odierno, the U.S. military commander in Iraq, was crucial to the decision, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey told reporters today.

“Odierno said, ‘I’ve got three million pieces of equipment I’ve got to get out of Iraq, I’ve got 100 or so bases to close, I’ve got to move 80,000-plus people out of here and you want me to change horses in the middle of the stream?’” Casey recounted.

The U.S. force in Iraq is scheduled to shrink from 94,000 troops today to 50,000 by August, with a complete withdrawal by December 2011."

http://visionsfromthehorizon.blogspot.com/2010/05/obama-pentagon-gives-500m-no-bid.html
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Just like you always told us, Bush is in charge. Now Obama is in charge. Deal with it.
 
Onceler said:
I'm an independent.

Bush being the top 5 worst is the indie view.
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How history judges Bush will depend largely by how Iraq and Afghanistan end up... and no... he is not in the bottom five.... even now. Though he is close.

My guess is he will end up ahead of Carter before all is said and done.

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Onceler said:
Bush was always bad. He'll go down as one of America's worst 5 Presidents.
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Also... if Obama ends up adding $6-7 trillion to the debt in his first four years, he will surpass Bush on the 'Presidents who suck' list... not to mention he will be a one termer like Carter.
 
KBR originally got the contracts for two reasons. They are one of the few companies on the face of the earth with resourses that rival that of entire nations. I remember once, when I worked on barges, being on the industrial canal just outside of New Orleans passing the Brown and Root docks. They followed the canal for miles, they had every manner of watercraft known to inland and off shore marine work. They had machine shops that were easily 300 yards long that ran 24 hours a day making everything from wheel shafts for boats to small supply vessels that would bring crew members and supplies to all their off shore rigs. They were and still are one of the best equipped corporations on the planet. The other reason the ORIGINALLY got the no bid contracts was because of Cheney. BUT, had they been subject to bids, they would have STILL gotten the job.
 
Socrtease said:
KBR originally got the contracts for two reasons. They are one of the few companies on the face of the earth with resourses that rival that of entire nations. I remember once, when I worked on barges, being on the industrial canal just outside of New Orleans passing the Brown and Root docks. They followed the canal for miles, they had every manner of watercraft known to inland and off shore marine work. They had machine shops that were easily 300 yards long that ran 24 hours a day making everything from wheel shafts for boats to small supply vessels that would bring crew members and supplies to all their off shore rigs. They were and still are one of the best equipped corporations on the planet. The other reason the ORIGINALLY got the no bid contracts was because of Cheney. BUT, had they been subject to bids, they would have STILL gotten the job.
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The same can be said (and WAS said) about Haliburton and their no bid contracts. Yet we heard how much endless crap about the no bid contracts they received all because of Cheney's connection?
 
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