I think, if we're going to be asking questions like Old Guy's, ie: if Clinton awarded contracts to Halliburton, is it not also find and dandy if Bush awards contracts to Halliburton as well, we need to take a look at the question from a slightly different perspective. (I know this is off the topic of the thread, sorry.)

So here goes: to what extent is Bush administration foreign policy and strategy in other countries determined by what Halliburton sees as being in its own best interest, considering the fact that Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton, is now the Vice President (and, some would say, defacto president)?