katlaughing,

So payments made to Mr. Cheney from Halliburton have all been declared to extent and have been fully explained. They all relate to work undertaken by Mr. Cheney while CEO of the Company and in compensation for him having to relinquish both, his position within that company, and his stock in what is a very profitable company, in order that he could take up public office.

Going by the dates, all payments stated pre-date the events that led to the current situation in Iraq. But most important of all, it has been presented in a very transparent manner.

Bobert should note that Saddam Hussein selected Halliburton to build up the Iraqi oilfields after the 1991 Gulf War. Those currently in charge of USAID appear to have selected the same contractor. The reasons for both, Bobert, is because the company is damn good at what it does.

I take it that Halliburton were not building the highway referred to, would you please clarify that point for me.