It Takes a (Well-Planned) Village

National Review/July 14, 2003 33

Finally, Waxman objects to what he calls Halliburton’s “troubling” performance record, suggesting that Halliburton would not have gotten the contract had Vice President Cheney not once headed the company. But Waxman’s charges—and their echoes in outraged editorials—overlook Halliburton’s extensive history of defense work for earlier administrations. Indeed, far from having a “troubling” past, one could argue that Halliburton was a favorite contractor of the Clinton Pentagon.

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National Review/July 14, 2003 33

Finally, Waxman objects to what he calls Halliburton’s “troubling” performance record, suggesting that Halliburton would not have gotten the contract had Vice President Cheney not once headed the company. But Waxman’s charges—and their echoes in outraged editorials—overlook Halliburton’s extensive history of defense work for earlier administrations. Indeed, far from having a “troubling” past, one could argue that Halliburton was a favorite contractor of the Clinton Pentagon.