Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
IMHO you have hit the nail on the head. Obama is, no doubt, acknowledging the political clout that those types of firms (I'm thinking Halliburton as a top example) have already in this country, and that without guaranteeing that they will not be forced to be significantly downsized with decreased government contracts after the war, the presidency will be that much harder for him to gain. In non-wartimes, police, 'public safety', and prisons are top choices for military type contractors to involve themselves with, and Halliburton is already involved in building 'quarantines' where infected individuals my be held indefinitely if they are thought to be infected with something contagious and incurable... but that won't EVER be used to hold dissenters against their will without charges, of course!
KBR awarded Homeland Security contract worth up to $385M - MarketWatch
Secular Front: Halliburton to build mass detention centers in the US
Maybe it's just me, but I'm really confused by your post in relation to the original artcile posted. Hit the nail on the head?

It sounds as though you're saying that Obama is just going to cater to these corporate entities like the rest of the politicians but at the same time you don't directly call him out on it but kind of shuffle around it by saying

"and that without guaranteeing that they will not be forced to be significantly downsized with decreased government contracts after the war, the presidency will be that much harder for him to gain."

Are you saying that Obama is like every politician (no argument here.. 100% agreement from me) in that he's going to cater to big business and his criticism of other officials such as Bush or McCain are almost hypocritical?

Or did I miss the nail altogether here?

**confused** :wtf:
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