Comments on: Electrical Problems Plague U.S. Iraq Bases

Report: Inferior Work By Private Contractors Worse Than Pentagon Previously Acknowledged

[newsjunky5]

Is the Root in KBR the same guy Root that shot and pushed someone out of his private plane? That was a weird incident.

[notblue]

Leftwing central is obviously running out of negative information to report about Iraq if they have to regress to wiring problems. LOL!

[getcentered]

Mo money mo money mo money!!

This gives new meaning to the term: "Arm Chair General"

We are blowing about a trillion tax dollars in Iraq, so who cares about a few chairs for some Air Force brats.

Halliburton should build some more showers; we can''t have our soldiers showering in safety while our Generals relax to death in leather chairs.


Uncle Sam needs our sons and daughters, and we are going to have the opportunity to really support the troops by sending our own children to fight instead of applauding other people from our arm chairs. And it will cost a lot more money, so we will need to cut back on the lifestyle, too. If we want to be the greatest empire in history, we need to make the historic sacrifices.

[dpu3jwallace]

Those Who Allowed and/or Profited From These No-Bid Contracts Are Just As Guilty of the Deaths of Those Soldiers Who Were Unnecessarily Killed, As If They Had Shot These Soldiers in the Backs of Their Heads.

[latrocinor-2009]

Wow how things have changed. The Army corp of engineers doesn''''t build anything anymore. All major military construction is contracted out. There are a few units like the SeaBees that still do some small scale or unique work but the rest is usually to the lowest bidder.

Posted by redbd
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Everything is outsourced today - even congress

[latrocinor-2009]

Wow how things have changed. The Army corp of engineers doesn''''t build anything anymore. All major military construction is contracted out. There are a few units like the SeaBees that still do some small scale or unique work but the rest is usually to the lowest bidder.

Posted by redbd
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Everything is outsourced today - even congress

[nextgenman]

Here is More Important News from CBS (Communist News Network) and Democrats Liars working directly for th DNC. No sources, No documents, No Reason for this story other than to cover O''''Bama''''s ASSS. Typical Democrat Political CRAPP NEWS to take the subject off the Trip O''''Bama is making to Appear Presidential.

Posted by demslie2u at 12:14 PM : Jul 18, 2008
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Yeah, the only facts they have are at least 13 electrocuted expendable American Soldiers.

[tx_doughboy]

The sad thing is that these companies are not doing the work at cost as any true patriot would; rather they are making a profit. There should be a law that either outlaws government contractors making a profit or limits them to a shallow profit like 2 percent. If the cause is worthy and truly it the best interest of national security, I don''t know of any truly hard working patriotic Americans that wouldn''t work at cost for their country.

[antoniof123]

Posted by demslie2u at 12:14 PM : Jul 18, 2008

A Senate panel investigating the electrocutions of Americans on bases in Iraq was told last week by former KBR Inc.

Did you you read the story in case you didn''t here is your source you can look it up in the congressional notes.

God now this is despartation they just post without reading.

[ubrew12]

Epitath for the Bush administration:
He told us that big government didn''t work. So we hired him, and he proved it to us.

(more vacation time than any other president in history)

[tx_doughboy]

GOP_forever just wants attention...

He should check out FOX news website; that way he could share his ideas with people that agree with his ideology.

[harpoot]

Same old sad story for this Bushit regime. The GOP could care less about the troops. They just like to wave the flag, wear lapel pins and rake in the cash. The brain dead electorate just go along with it.

[deacon20081]

"Illegal aliens can do the job just as well at 1/1000 the cost." Posted by GOP_forever

You mean Illegals can cause electrocutions and fires for less cost? Great put them to work on YOUR HOME.

[redbds]

seriously though, remember when the army corp of engineers built, or oversaw the building, of much of america''''s infrastructure? i kind of thought that was part of what our military was all about--creating a completely self-sufficient community, anywhere, under any conditions. not, outsourcing critical work to civilian, profit-making entities...

Posted by justsane at 11:19 AM : Jul 18, 2008

Wow how things have changed. The Army corp of engineers doesn''t build anything anymore. All major military construction is contracted out. There are a few units like the SeaBees that still do some small scale or unique work but the rest is usually to the lowest bidder.

[photogeezer]

As bad as the shoddy incompetence itself is the seeming lack of accountability. Private contractors in this Iraq debacle have caused us irreparable harm with random shooting of the innocent, millions unaccounted for and now this. An electrical firm doing work that gets people killed in the US would be brought to court. Another reason NOT to go into the military these days - they don''t care about you. People who would do you harm by cheating you and your government will not be called to account.

[justsane-2009]

i''m surprised that so many of you haven''t realised that gop_forever''s tongue is firmly in cheek...i''m just glad that someone is looking out for the interests of that minority work force, the yacht builders...

seriously though, remember when the army corp of engineers built, or oversaw the building, of much of america''s infrastructure? i kind of thought that was part of what our military was all about--creating a completely self-sufficient community, anywhere, under any conditions. not, outsourcing critical work to civilian, profit-making entities...

[nextgenman]

I haven''t read the article yet, but let me quess, KBR:Halliburton.....

[hangelle]

KBR...KBR...Oh yeh, now I remember -- *** Cheney! That war criminal hasn''t killed enough of our military on the battle fields he unnecessarily created?

[deacon20081]

Incompetent Electrical Work is inexcusable. They are using Iraqi men with no experience, paying dirt cheap wages. They get what they pay for..Or do they.
KBR I am sure is charging Millions to electrocute our troops.
Ever hear of the National Electrical Code? No Master Electricians willing to go there and work I guess?
Probably sent some residential electricians to work on commercial type jobs...bad idea there.
I am sure the excuse will be %u201CBut Senators we were doing everything in accordance with the Iraqi Electrical Codes!
What electrical fires ? It was the terrorists fault!!"

[brianbwb-2009]

"Illegal aliens can do the job just as well at 1/1000 the cost." Posted by GOP_forever

So what? The contractors will simply mark up the difference, so instead of the professionals getting the money, it will be the senior managers of the war profiteers.

Do you think for even a second that the Bush administration cares the least bit about what you might want with your tax money? It is theirs now.