When it comes to either supporting our troops or Cheney’s retirement then Cheney’s retirement will always win:
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.
The report, obtained by The Associated Press, said the company failed to assemble and use its own water purification equipment, allowing contaminated water directly from the Euphrates River to be used for washing and laundry at Camp Ar Ramadi in Ramadi, Iraq.
The problems discovered last year at that site — poor training, miscommunication and lax record keeping — occurred at Halliburton’s other operations throughout Iraq, the report said.
So now we can add contaminated water to the list of ways Halliburton has shown their support for our troops. That list also contains items like serving food over a year out of date and over billing our government. The worst part is Republicans refuse to hold any kind of oversight hearing into these matters. Sounds to me like the Republicans are more interested in profits than the welfare of our troops also.
Can you imagine if Halliburton was some big blue company that miraculously got this contract and did these things? The right would be calling them traitors for their negligence saying it is helping our enemies. Well since they are not that big blue company, their actions are appropriate in the eyes of Republican leadership. The fact is they are helping our enemies out. Sick soldiers can not fight and serving them tainted water and food will guarantee they become sick. Sounds to me like the Republicans are the ones now supporting our enemy.