BP asks Halliburton to pay for Gulf of Mexico spill

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2. BP will never get a cent, but their argument has teeth

They can point to a long string of precedents where Halliburton has cut corners to the detriment
of its clients. In Iraq there are numerous cases where Halliburton was cited for skimping to save
money, and in the process delivering to our military personnel contaminated food and drinking
water as well as inferior armor to protect their vehicles from bombs. Illness, injury, and surely
some deaths resulted.

Legal arguments love precedent to bolster them, and Halliburton's short-changing the USA in Iraq
is a rich and conspicuous trail of precedent.

But Cheney is no idiot. Halliburton moved their headquarters from Texas to Dubai several years
ago (he's SUCH a patriot, don't y'all know). BP can whine and sue and PROVE all they want. They
won't get a dinar out of Halliburton, I'll bet.

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