Actually, I think that's what we've been hearing. Halliburton is in charge of many contracts for the Iraq war, too. Small pieces put together in a puzzle add up to big pieces. This isn't really a puzzle, though, for those paying attention.
It would be quite another thing entirely if Halliburton were not directly connected to the Vice President, If they were just a company experienced in these sorts of things. But Halliburton DOES have ties to Cheney. He used to be the CEO. So it appears to be a conflict of interest and undue corporate interest.
Saying that government chose Halliburton on its own merits rings a bit hollow, when the second-in-command of the government used to be the CEO.
Cheney appears to still be working for Halliburton, not for the people of the USA, who are his boss now.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.....