NBC’s Lisa Myers had a piece yesterday on allegations of waste by former Halliburton employees. Some highlights:
$50,000 a month for soda, at $45 a case
$1 million a month to clean clothes � or $100 for each 15-pound bag of laundry
A labor foreman paid $82,000 a year with no employees to supervise
Halliburton employees living in 5-star hotels
When questioned about this matter, Halliburton offered what’s become a standard response these days: those who are critical of the war effort must be on the side of the terrorists:
The company declined an interview but suggests in an e-mail to NBC News that critics are politically motivated: “When Halliburton succeeds, Iraq progresses. Sadly, a few people don’t want either of those results.”
Right.
This is more accurate: When Halliburton rips taxpayers off, America loses. Sadly, most people don’t seem to care.