4415 American troop deaths.....but VICTORY! Halliburton gets letter of intent for Iraq oil

[Bluebear]

Associated Press August 18, 2010, 5:32PM ET

Halliburton Co. said on Wednesday that it has gotten a letter of intent from Shell Iraq Petroleum Development BV that would make Halliburton the project manager for developing the Majnoon field in southern Iraq.

Halliburton said it wold be working with Nabors Drilling and the Iraq Drilling Company. The contract needs final approval by Iraqi authorities, Halliburton said.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HM532G3.htm

[amborin]

1. knr

[grahamhgreen]

2. They'll profit while we pay for the troops to protect them.

[Luminous Animal]

3. Few on DU give a shit anymore. We are empire.

[Bluebear]

5. So right.

We are in "power" now, so as long as our football team wins, whatever.

[leftstreet]

4. K&R

[LooseWilly]

6. It wasn't a war for oil—this is just a coincidence.

And, corporations are more efficient than government. And... ahh, I can't even keep up the pretense any longer- blah blah blah... good to have one's most cynical suspicions so clearly justified.

[readmoreoften]

7. Unfuckingbelievable. As long as Obama does it, the Right-Wing Dems will except anything.

Lewis Black on the 2 parties: a bowl of shit looking at itself in the mirror.

Yes.

[classysassy]

8. Petty criminals go to jail

war criminals to Abu Dhabi.

[indepat]

9. Seemingly to millions of true-believers, 4,415 American deaths were but small prices to pay for the

spoils of war. :cry: :grr: :mad:

[Subdivisions]

10. Ah, no-bid contracts. Gotta love it... n/t

[anarch]

11. well, hell, I guess someone can finally say "mission accomplished"

and it'll mean something.

[Bluebear]

12. Indeed.