[cmccuist]

I can understand that the awarding of large contracts carries with it some amount of unethical behavior. We just lost a $500MM pipeline job when we couldn't agree on the terms and conditions - one of those being our refusal to engage in any kind of kickbacks or buy offs with local authorities.

I just can't get my arms around the idea of starting a war for profits. I can understand prolonging a war, just not the outright invasion of a country to make money.