First it was Parsons(999 mil) Now Bechtel (2.3 mil) Will the next be Halliburton? Have we been taken?

Question

Several weeks ago I asked that smeone provide me with pictures or other proofs showing new structures, schools,hospitals, improved electrical service in Iraq. Many became angry saying that they knew someone or that they WERE one of troops taking part in rebuilding.
ANd Now:
BAGHDAD. Nov. 10, 2006
"Bechtel Departure Shatters More Iraqi Illusions
The decision of the giant engineering company Bechtel to withdraw from Iraq has left many Iraqis feeling betrayed. In its departure they see the end of remaining hopes for the reconstruction of Iraq. The average household in Iraq now gets two hours of electricity a day. There is 70 percent unemployment, 68 percent of Iraqis have no access to safe drinking water, and only 19 percent have sewage access. Not even oil production has matched pre-invasion levels.
and there are no NEW hospitas or schools, just patch up jobs......2.3 billion dollars in taxpayer money ..Gone,
Another Bush& Co. cleanup
we were taken

Bechtel's contract included reconstruction of water treatment systems, electricity plants, sewage systems, airports, and roadsBechtel was among the first companies, along with Halliburton, where U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney once worked, to have received fixed-fee contracts drawn to guarantee profit.
"I see the beginning of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq," Maki al-Nazzal told IPS. "It started with Bechtel and Halliburton's propaganda, and might end with their escape from the field. They came with Bremer and introduced themselves as heroes and saviors who would bring prosperity to Iraq, but all they did was market U.S. propaganda."

SO SORRY - GLARING MISTAKE !!


BECHTEL CONTRACT WAS


..............2.3 BILLION !!!.........
...........NOT 2.3 Million............

Answer 1

look for Senator Waxman to look into this and other issues regarding military and defense contracts by spring 07
The republican controlled senate has only devoted 12 hours of testimony towards Haliburtons massive fraud this is totally unacceptable.

Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-Maine) has steadfastly refused to hold hearings on the issue in the more than two years since the start of the war in Iraq, despite — Collins says because of — multiple executive branch investigations of Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root.

“We should not be in our committee spineless,” Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said in a recent interview. “We should go ahead and investigate this.”

Since May 9, 2003, Lautenberg, a junior member of the panel, has sent five letters to Collins requesting hearings on various alleged misdeeds of KBR and Halliburton .

In his most recent letter on April 26, Lautenberg outlined several issues the committee could probe, including:

• An April 2005 State Department report that found major cost overruns and “poor performance” by Halliburton on a $1.2 billion contract to repair Iraqi oil fields.

• The Defense Department’s decision to override its own auditors when it decided in February not to withhold payments from Halliburton until questions about overcharges were answered.

• Allegations by an Army Corps of Engineers whistleblower that Halliburton was unfairly and improperly awarded its no-bid contract with the U.S. government.

• Findings by Pentagon auditors that Halliburton overcharged the government $61 million for gasoline imports in Iraq as well as $27.4 million for troops’ meals in Iraq.

• Allegations that Halliburton employees received $6.3 million in kickbacks from Kuwaiti businessmen in exchange for subcontracting deals.

• Allegations that KBR employees abandoned trucks, each costing $85,000, due to flat tires and other repairable problems.

Answer 2

All these companies have already made a lot of money at the cost of American Tax Payers.They don't have any obligation to rebuilt Iraq their Main Agenda was to make money and that they did.

Answer 3

What is your point? 1st you complain that these cos are there, now you scream because they are leaving. Make up your mind.