Except in this case, the people are doing the planning now in office were actually doing the planning a few years ago while still working for the previous company. They planned this all in advance.
(Lucky for them Saddam is such a waste of air that he followed their script perfectly). And there is still significant financial interests held by those making the decisions. In truth, I guess it all comes down to trust. Do I trust Larry to make an attempt to do the right thing for the country when he decides to let the contract to EBStor? Maybe. Do I trust Cheney, Rumsfeld and the unknown horde of "energy advisors" we know exist, but the administration refuses to identify or talk about what policy they helped decide. Not at all. Not one iota. They ain't got my interests at heart. They have there own. And no one elses. Its all about putting money in their pockets, IMHO. They were just smart enough to pick a mouthpiece (Bush) that truly believes in the "crusade" (God, what a choice of words). And to pick an adversary (Saddam) that would play right into the script. My understanding of the procurement process for the management and cleanup of Iraq (ports and oilfields and rebuilding) is that it did not go to bid, but was directly awarded. The GAO probably doesn't approve, but we have already seen how much this administration cares about the GAO.I would love to be proved wrong on this, and see the bids. But that isn't going to happen, I think. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/03 10:52AM >>> I am *not* trying to make this a personal attack, please don't take it as such. Why would requesting a bid from a company you previously worked for be a negative thing? I'm trying to understand that. As an example, say you (Larry) got hired away from EBStor (I'm picking on you because you included your comany in your signature) to work as an IS director for a large corporation. The place is nice but you've got a small crew and lots of projects, including building (or rebuilding) an online presense for the compnay. You've got the money to pay for it but not the resources to build it. Would you not at least think about contracting the job out to EBStor? Someone else pointed out that no matter who was in office that people would make the "crony" case. Every elected official does this. Every individual does it too. We have places of business that we frequent because we like the people that run them. Until Later! Hatton > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Empire-Building > > > Just a general comment about the whole thing. Has anyone noticed which > companies that have received contracts for rebuilding Iraq after the > conflict? All five have very close associations with the current > administration, not the least of which is Hamilton Oil. The oil company > that Dick Cheney used to run. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A665-2003Mar20.html > > again while not strictly illegal, it does resound of cronyism and corrupt > government practices. > > larry > > > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8420 Quarry Road > Manassas, Virginia 20110-5326 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
