Iraq; Our new little home away from home.....

Based on this article below, it seems we may be planning to stay for awhile in Iraq. Why? Because we are building huge, multi-billion dollar military bases. Given the amount of dough we taxpayers are throwing around over there, these base construction costs may explain why we haven't seen improvement in combating the insurgency, nor with re-establishing pre-war services to the Iraqi people. But Halliburton is getting their construction contracts.

What a suprise. Once again, carefully watch what they do, ignore what they say.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=59774

"There are at least four such "super-bases" in Iraq, none of which have anything to do with "withdrawal" from that country. Quite the contrary, these bases are being constructed as little American islands of eternal order in an anarchic sea. Whatever top administration officials and military commanders say -- and they always deny that we seek "permanent" bases in Iraq -– facts-on-the-ground speak with another voice entirely. These bases practically scream "permanency.""

-UF