Not only was Bush photographed with a decorative bird during his Thanksgiving photo op, but it was also a Halliburton turkey:
Holiday Turns Iraq into Test Kitchen
Here�s something for culinary conspiracy buffs to feast on: President Bush�s surprise Thanksgiving dinner in Baghdad was provided by Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), a division of Halliburton, the Houston oil conglomerate once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney.
Aside from doing infrastructure repairs in Iraq, KBR is also contracted to feed U.S. Army troops there, and on Thanksgiving that included the commander in chief.
Visitors to Iraq who have sampled KBR�s menu at the Baghdad airport base, where the president dined, give it a modified thumbs up.
�It was good,� said Larry Korb of the Center for American Progress, who ate at the airport a month ago. �I broke my plastic knife on the meat once, but the food was good.�
So good apparently that it�s been reported Air Force personnel in Iraq are sneaking into Army mess tents to dine on KBR meals. The Air Force does its own catering.
Somewhat overshadowed by Bush�s Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad was the arrival the next day of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.). News photos of the two separate visits couldn�t have provided a better contrast in gastro-political styles.
There was Bush dressed in an Army jacket serving GIs turkey with all the trimmings. Clinton showed up in a power pantsuit and toured U.S. military facilities carrying a styrofoam cup of coffee.