Bush Warns of Shortfalls In Iraq Funding (Halliburton won't get a $72 M bonus this year.)

[rec_report]

Bush Warns of Shortfalls In Iraq Funding The Pentagon will have to transfer money from other accounts to pay for military operations in Iraq because of delays by congressional Democrats to fund the effort, US President (sic) George W Bush said Tuesday. "The clock is ticking for our troops in the field," Bush said before a group of military veterans in Fairfax, Virginia. (No, the "ticking" that you hear is the time you have left before you're tried, convicted and sentenced for treason. --CLG)
Lest we forget...

Memo: Halliburton failed to purify GIs' water --Internal report says contamination could've caused 'mass sickness or death.' 16 Mar 2006 Halliburton Co. failed to protect the water supply it is paid to purify for U.S. soldiers throughout Iraq, in one instance missing contamination that could have caused "mass sickness or death," an internal company report concluded.

Contractor served troops dirty food in dirty kitchens 14 Dec 2003 The Pentagon repeatedly warned contractor Halliburton-KBR that the food it served to US troops in Iraq was "dirty," as were as the kitchens it was served in, NBC News reported on Friday... The Pentagon reported finding "blood all over the floor," "dirty pans," "dirty grills," "dirty salad bars" and "rotting meats ... and vegetables" in four of the military messes the company operates in Iraq, NBC said, citing Pentagon documents.

Halliburton gets $72 million bonus for work in Iraq 10 May 2005 The U.S. Army said on Tuesday it had awarded $72 million in bonuses to Halliburton Co. for logistics work in Iraq but had not decided whether to give the Texas company bonuses for disputed dining services (!!!!!) to troops. Army Field Support Command in Rock Island, Illinois, said in a statement it had given Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown & Root ratings from "excellent" to "very good" for six task orders for work supporting U.S. troops in Iraq.

'Iraq was awash in cash. We played football with bricks of $100 bills' 20 Mar 2006 At the beginning of the Iraq war, the UN entrusted $23bn of Iraqi money to the US-led occupation to redevelop the country. With the infrastructure of the country still in ruins, where has all that money gone?

[soothsayer]

1. pentagon should start looking for that $2.3TRILLION they misplaced,

which we learned about from Rummy on Sept 10, 2001. Then let's take that money back!

[WinkyDink]

3. SOMEBODY needs to ask Bush this.

[gkhouston]

2. So.... "support our troops" actually means "fill Halliburton's coffers"

and American coffins. :puke:

[paparush]

4. NOW your hearing things the NeoCon Way! (tm)

[rec_report]

6. Yes, and Blackwater USA's coffers, as well. nt/

[Double T]

5. I thought foreign companies headquartered in Dubai, UAE..........

were NOT supposed to have control of our critical infrastructure. halliburton shouldn't even have the business, specially a bonus.