I'm not going to argue with you because I too support pretty much everything that has happened with Halliburton, as it has facilitated the war effort. However, I would like to adumbrate an alternative interpretation of the facts which you just presented, for the sake of conversation.
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Halliburton, with a long history of supporting critical military operations in extremely high risk areas, once again stepped up to the plate when America's finest needed them most and no other company was in a position to do so.
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Motivation? I find it unlikely that any company would act without some form of profit motivation- not that that is a bad thing, but I think it is important to differentiate between patriotism and profiteering.
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Going back as far Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson in the 1960s, Halliburton senior management has led the way in selfless service, often giving up personally lucrative positions with the company to move to the public sector, providing their unique experience and expertise to support critical infrastructure projects in support of US strategic objectives.
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Alternatively, Halliburton senior management have entered into government positions in order to preserve and expand upon (attempt to monopolise) their highly lucrative relationship with the most powerful government in the world. Having shared management would go a long way in guaranteeing Halliburton contract rights (and, as Max said, they have been granted contracts in all but 1 case).
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Both Halliburton and the government are taking step to ensure transparency for the public and improve and clarify ambiguities in the contract terms...
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...Or attempt to camouflage their anti-competitive activities.
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As I said before, I personally support what Halliburton is doing. However, IMO it is necessary to at least accept the fact that they are in, and have been in, an easily exploitable position, especially when it comes to managerial/governmental relationships. It seems to me that if this relationship existed entirely within the public sector, it would be illegal.
So far, though, I'm not seeing anything wrong with it.
JMO,
Solid