True or false? Dick Cheney was ceo of halliburton?

Answer 1

True

He was CEO from 1995-2000 and during his tenure Halliburton did business with Iran, Iraq when sanctions were in place against these nations.
In 2004, The Department of Justice was investigating Halliburton's activities in Iran, where it operates through a loophole allowing it to remain there despite American sanctions limiting business in that country. ( hmm, i wonder where that investigation went to?)

Answer 2

Surely you have never ever read an article about Halliburton without also reading that Cheney once was CEO. No matter the stroy, that most interesting tidbit will be included even before the article gets to the point the story at hand.

At the risk of expanding too much on this simple question, let me add the following-

While Cheney cashed in way too much money from his time spent at Halliburton, he had to divest his holdings when he ran for VP. Regardless of whether Halliburton profits or loses, the money he cashed out with remains constant (yet significant). Why would he really give a darn about Halliburton's current fortunes or losses?

As for comments about doing business in Iraq and Iran (Libya also), the US boycott actually restricts any US sourced technology or personnel from being involved in those countries (at that time). A Halliburton subsidiary based in Germany using non-US technology and personnel can operate there. All of Halliburton's competitors operate freely. In particular Schlumberger that is actually a French company. The Fench just love America's boycotts. That is why they were so adamantly opposed to the Iraq situation.