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Willravel · 08-14-2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by aceventura3

This suggests that he needed the Iraq war for his financial gain. This is false. Ironically Haliburton sold goods to Saddam while Chaney was CEO. I think you need another motive.

http://www.workingforchange.com/arti...m?itemid=16168

I'm sure you've compared the income of Haliburton before and after the war just as I have. Since you've done that, you know that the war was, is, and will continue to be far more profitable than anything between Saddam and Haliburton before the war. $73m over 3 years....heh.

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The company said operating income for its drilling and formation evaluation division was $235 million in the quarter, up 21 percent from a year ago.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&type=business

Compare $73m in 3 years to $235m in one quarter.