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I personally think the Cheny/Halliburton thing is overblown somewhat.
When you look at who the players in the oil field services industry are, Halliburton is one of the biggest. They got some cash in the bank, they got staff. This alone is sufficient to qualify them when you need something done FAST.
Going with a low bid vendor isn't always the most economical in the long run if that vendor caves on you or runs short of cash halfway through the gig. The street in front of my development was left torn up for 6 years because a low bid vendor went belly up and couldn't finish the job. This sort of thing happens all the time, so its not easy to dismiss. In the case of Iraq, having a vendor who could leave you in the lurch could be disasterous.
Its kind of like having a pipe burst in your ceiling. The plumber who gets the job is the one who answers their phone and has the tools and parts on hand to deal with it. You don't always shop around.
That being said, I think censoring posts or banning people is unconscionable in other than the most dire situation. A simple POV difference is not what I consider dire enough.
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I personally think the Cheny/Halliburton thing is overblown somewhat.
When you look at who the players in the oil field services industry are, Halliburton is one of the biggest. They got some cash in the bank, they got staff. This alone is sufficient to qualify them when you need something done FAST.
Going with a low bid vendor isn't always the most economical in the long run if that vendor caves on you or runs short of cash halfway through the gig. The street in front of my development was left torn up for 6 years because a low bid vendor went belly up and couldn't finish the job. This sort of thing happens all the time, so its not easy to dismiss. In the case of Iraq, having a vendor who could leave you in the lurch could be disasterous.
Its kind of like having a pipe burst in your ceiling. The plumber who gets the job is the one who answers their phone and has the tools and parts on hand to deal with it. You don't always shop around.
That being said, I think censoring posts or banning people is unconscionable in other than the most dire situation. A simple POV difference is not what I consider dire enough.
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