> Which seemed not only backward in a business sense

hrm... are you suggesting that businesses (governments/whatever) should 
blindly undertake ventures without having a plan in place to fix what 
might break or be broken? Or perhaps that they shouldn't make plans for 
the future based on possible outcomes?

 > but also just plain evil

or duly diligent...

will



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>I remember reading a news article that said the US had started taking bids for the 
>reconstruction of Iraq... prior to any declaration of war or the deployment of any 
>troops there... Which seemed not only backward in a business sense, but also just 
>plain evil... It's like saying "don't worry, I've already started taking bids from 
>Dr's to reconstruct your face after I smash it in with this lead pipe". 
>
>ike 
>
>------ Original Message ------ 
>From: Haggerty, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Aug 28, 2003 01:07 PM
>Subject: RE: From the Washington Post: Halliburton's Deals Greater Than Th ought
>
>  
>
>>Well Jim, a public bidding process would probably have been somewhat
>>suspicious considering we were 'debating' whether or not to go to war...
>>
>>M
>>
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>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:52 PM
>>>To: CF-Community
>>>Subject: RE: From the Washington Post: Halliburton's Deals
>>>Greater Than Th ought
>>>
>>>
>>>I understand your point, but chafe at the example.
>>>
>>>"Have the troops starve"?  Are you seriously suggesting that
>>>we entered Iraq with no plan to feed our troops?  That the
>>>only way to feed them was to forfeit legitimate processes for
>>>"last minute emergency decisions" involving politically
>>>valuable, no bid contracts?
>>>
>>>I'm sorry, but I always suspect unwarrantedly extreme
>>>arguments.  They tend to mask illicit behavior.
>>>
>>>Jim Davis
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 11:13 AM
>>>>To: CF-Community
>>>>Subject: RE: From the Washington Post: Halliburton's Deals Greater
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Than Th
>>>      
>>>
>>>>ought
>>>>
>>>>By having proved yourself on multiple deployments.
>>>>
>>>>These were last minute emergency decisions.  Would you rather have
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>seen
>>>      
>>>
>>>>the
>>>>troops starve from not have the proper logistics in place?
>>>>
>>>>Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:53 AM
>>>>To: CF-Community
>>>>Subject: From the Washington Post: Halliburton's Deals Greater Than
>>>>Thought
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Kevin Schmidt wrote:
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Haliburton is the best at what it does, period, that's they win
>>>>>contracts.
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>How do you win a "no bid" contract?
>>>>
>>>>Jochem
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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