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12/15/2003 Archived Entry: "Enjoy your dinner!"
Enjoy your dinner!
These guys truly do not give a shit about the troops, do they?
The Pentagon repeatedly warned contractor Halliburton-KBR that the food it served to US troops in Iraq was "dirty," as were as the kitchens it was served in, NBC News reported Friday.Halliburton-Kellogg Brown and Root's promises to improve "have not been followed through," according to a Pentagon report that warned "serious repercussions may result" if the contractor did not clean up, the television network reported.
The Pentagon reported finding "blood all over the floor," "dirty pans," "dirty grills," "dirty salad bars" and "rotting meats ... and vegetables" in four of the military messes the company operates in Iraq, NBC said, citing Pentagon documents.
The report came as President George W. Bush fended off Pentagon reports that Halliburton-KBR overcharged 61 million dollars for gasoline it sold the military in Iraq. Dick Cheney ran Halliburton for five years until becoming vice president.
Replies: 5 people speak up
Hey, we should be thankful for Halliburton.....after all they're the only company the Pentagon trusts to serve dirty food to our troops. According to the NeoCons, no one else is qualified.
Posted by gaijin @ 12/15/2003 07:30 PM NY
No wonder Bush didn't eat any turkey with the troops when he went to Iraq. Someone must have read him the report!
Posted by Old Fashioned Patriot @ 12/15/2003 08:43 PM NY
I heard the turkey wasn't real... I guess the troops got rotting meats and vegetables instead.
Posted by sellursoul @ 12/15/2003 08:51 PM NY
Old Fashioned Patriot,
more likely it was Dick Cheney himself that warned him!
Posted by ChrisC @ 12/16/2003 08:49 AM NY
When they said "support our troops" they didnt mean financially. They really meant "support our war, fuck the troops" If they supported the troops they would provide them with food, air conditioning, flack jackets, and enough rifles for every soldier, maybe even veterans benefits and health care after the war....
Besides, those kids should have had their fathers buy their way out of the military if they didnt want to eat rotten meat.... oh wait, they are volunteers
Posted by justin @ 12/16/2003 03:19 PM NY
