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Well look who’s got a huge (no bid?) contract in Iraq…

KBR wins contract for work in Iraq

By BLOOMBERG NEWS
March 2, 2010, 9:49PM
KBR has received its first contract for logistics services in Iraq under a new competitive bidding structure that ended its sole-source work, the Army said Tuesday.

Houston-based KBR won a one-year $571 million contract with four option years that, if exercised, could be as high as $2.8 billion, Army spokesman Dan Carlson said.

The contract calls for KBR to provide services including transportation and postal operations, he said in a statement.

KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) is the former subsidiary of that eeeevil Halliburton, and is the company that was awarded those huge contracts during start of the 2003 Iraq offensives.  They’ve been around for some time, though. They also received contracts during WWII, Vietnam, post-Desert Storm, and I remember them being there with me in Kosovo too… but it was only under President Bush’s terms, there was outcry.

They’re the only company with the experience and man-power big enough to pull off the logistics that are requested by Uncle Sam, but when a Republican is in office, the libs cry-fowl – “Cheney!” “No bid contract!” “Evil big corporation!”

Will there by outcry this time?  Probably not. There wasn’t any under Johnson, or Clinton.. and what Party is Obama with? oh yes, that’s right…

How much does it cost us to fly Pelosi home on her Air Force party jet? $28,201 each way. In the last two years, she’s billed taxpayers over $2.1 million in travel expenses for her and her family, and over $100k was for inflight food and alcohol. No wonder she’s a fan of public transportation.

Judicial Watch Uncovers New Documents Detailing Pelosi’s Use of Air Force Aircraft

h/t – “Being Conservative” group on Facebook.

It’s that time of year again – Time to kick some swabbies in the poop deck!

Today is game day for the long standing college football rivalry between the Army and Navy.  If you’re not lucky enough to see it in person at Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, you can get it on CBS at 2:30pm EST.

It’s incidentally sponsored by my bank, USAA, the greatest ever for banking / insurance / lending / brokerage services.  If you’re current/former military, or a spouse/child of a current/former member of the military, and you don’t already use them, you should definitely check them out.

Go Army!!! Hooah!!!

Oh and for your viewing pleasure, I came across some older Army-Navy game posters from the 40’s and 60’s…

h/t -Delta Bravo Sierra

Lawmakers Seek to Award Casualty Benefits to Fort Hood Victims

Damned skippy it was a terrorist attack, and they should most definitely be recognized as combatant casualties.

Rep. John Carter – thank you, sir.  As Hannity would say, “You’re a great American!”