"George Z. Bush" wrote:

KenG wrote:
Twit... There were only 2 companies that could have done it, and one of
those is French owned. There was no reason to advertise for bids.
There was only one choice.

Why? If the government can save the taxpayers' money by outsourcing their
contracts, what's wrong with that? Why wasn't the French company, whoever it
was, permitted to bid on the contract if they were competent to do the
necessary work?

Simple. It was our dime, (that is, my tax dollars
paying the freight) and France was officially - and
strongly - hindering our actions in finally taking
the steps necessary to accomplish the goals of the
UN resolutions.

Why in hell should we pay Frenchmen to do the job
which an American company can do? If France wanted
the contract for their own, they can pay them.