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Iraq

Iraqi bid ban not absolute; ROTFLMAO!

2003-12-11

From ScrappleFace

(2003-12-10) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today said that some items and services are exempt from the Iraq reconstruction bid ban imposed by the United States on countries which did not support the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

"In the interest of strengthening our friendships, France, Germany and Russia will be permitted to bid on some things," said Mr. Rumsfeld. "For example, we have a pressing need for more of those terrific human shields. There were a lot of them around before the war, but we canât find them now. While weâre figuring out where Saddam hid them, we would welcome some French, German or Russian human shields."

Mr. Rumsfeld said that Halliburton and Bechtel did not wish to bid on the human shield contract, "so that gives our old European allies a clean shot at it."

Posted by:Atrus

#3 The Saudis have not been banned from participating. Indeed the State Department spoke at a business gathering in the Kingdom to tell them of the glittering opportunities in rebuilding Iraq.

Posted by: Wretchard 2003-12-11 4:30:22 PM

#2 Hahahaha, Chirac and Schroeder would be theperfect candidates.

Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-11 3:59:06 PM

#1 Reading the French, German and Dutch papers today, I see that this is creating a hulabaloo even worse than the war resolution. I have to snicker since I can't even think of any major US construction firm that has a major German, French or Belgian public works contract. Yet, I can count on both hands Belgian-owned, French-owned and German-owned US construction companies that do millions a year in US public works contracts. Plus, I wouldn't trust the building of outhouse to a Russian construction firm.

Posted by: Jack is Back! 2003-12-11 3:08:11 PM

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