Just because Bechtel and Halliburton have enjoyed a cozy relationship in the past as contractors, that doesn't mean they are the only ones that can offer these services. Like Halliburton had the contract to build the base in DaNang in the Vietnam war. Are you going to tell me that with all the construction companies in the world, that Halliburton is the only company capable of building temporary buildings? Hmmmmm?
Yes, it may give the governemnt a level of comfort but isn't "level of comfort" a centerpiece of any corrup scheme? Yeah, Vinny get Vido to beat up the guy whop made a psass at Vinny's girl because ofr the "level of comfort". The danger here is that when there is an assumption that only one contarctor be considered for a particular job guess who is running the show? The contractor, that's who. Not the customer! Happens all the time at all levels of business. Competition is the main tool in keeping business honest. You take that away and you get lousy product for more money. Doesn't matter what business it is! Don't believe me. Ask anyone teaching Business 101...
Man, these cornflakes taste bad. Real bad...
(Hey, P-Vine, you din't see the cat up on the table again, did ya?)