> 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >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 >> >> >> >>>-----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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
