Halliburton’s move to Dubai driven by profit
Halliburton Co. shows that its true colors are not red, white and blue but black -- for simple profit making (“Halliburton headquarters leaving U.S.,” March 12).
When I was a Marine Corps officer, I was taught that loyalty was a two-way commitment. Halliburton has made billions from U.S. taxpayers in no-bid contracts and now decides to relocate from this country to make more money in the Middle East.
If the company hadn’t used us so badly, I would simply say good riddance.
Richard J. Follett
Van Nuys
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Now that Halliburton doesn’t see fit to have its headquarters here, it should not be given any further government contracts, at least not by the U.S.
Maybe it can get some lucrative, no-bid contracts from the government of Dubai.
Mike Greene
Tustin
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Dubai is emerging as a freewheeling, no-holds-barred center of hedonism, decadence and corruption, where companies can operate in ways that would be illegal and immoral elsewhere, without fear of regulation, oversight or taxation.
I wish Rep. Henry A. Waxman and his fellow Democrats good luck in attempting to hold hearings and investigate the loss to American taxpayers -- they’ll need it.
Crista Worthy
Pacific Palisades
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Waxman should look in the mirror if he wants to know why Halliburton is moving to Dubai, along with hundreds of jobs.
As a retiree of a company that is now part of Halliburton, I can help explain: The company has given up all hope that our country will ever try to solve our worsening energy problem by looking for oil and gas at home. Although ethanol, windmills and solar devices are nice, they will never fully replace our basic energy needs. Foreign oil and gas will continue to be a lucrative business for any company with Halliburton’s technology.
Waxman also should realize that Halliburton is divesting its KBR Inc. defense contracting unit. That’s the part he and other Dems love to castigate for work it does in Iraq.
The low profit it generates is not worth the constant bashing and negative publicity Halliburton gets because of it.
Dick Ettington
Palos Verdes
