The caption in your own link sayes that the Mattel company logo was embossed on the hand grip. Like it or not. Right there by the magazine well was the hand grip.

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1)  Lame joke.  Their work is substandard, or do you think it's ok for our soldiers to be electrocuted to death while showering?

In both of my tours in Iraq, I never saw anyone electrocuted.  However, I did eat well at the KBR messhalls, Had all the fuel I needed thanks to the KBR convoys, Eventually was able to work out in the KBR provided gyms, was able to pick up PX material as I desired, and lived in airconditioned quarters, used the internet as much as possible, while having plenty of ammunition for my unit as required.

I guess you could say this is the first war in which all classes of supply were more than adequately provided and to the extent they are.  This is due to USTRANSCOM and its contractors from KBR/halliburton amongst others.

If you had lived there for even a few days you would not bad mouth those who run the roads to provide such amenities.

2)  I have no idea how many Afghani patrols were not able to conduct patrols.  That's immaterial to whether or not it's ethical/fair/successfully fulfilling contract requirements.

You stated that failing contractors such as AEY were costing us the war. I seek proof.  The actions are bad, and even unseemly, however I see no evidence that they are costing the war as you stated originally.

3)  There has been story after story of contractors hampering the war effort.  Making life more dangerous for our troops.  Wasting tax payers money.  You act as if these are isolated incidents.  They aren't.  This is pervasive abuse and corruption that's been going on since we invaded Iraq.  Unless of course you don't mind things like KBR not paying social security tax despite having over 10,000 US employees?

See first answer for reply.  All logistics flow in country is made possible largely because of contractors willing to provide the service in a dangerous environment.  Likewise you will be surprised at the amount of maintenance of vehciles, buidlings, Electronics, and everything else that is performed by systems contractors who sit with us in the bunkers as we wait for the all clear following a rocket attack. 

The US military largely contracted much of this out starting int he bad old days of the 90's when our personnel level was slashed. It became a question of "You gotta lose somebody, do you want to lose the unit medic, or the Signal Systems Repair Tech who can be contracted out?"

I would LOVE to have all of the slots in theater being taken up by real uniform wearing soldiers, but that is not possible since we no longer have a 1.2 million man army.

So, yes the events are isolated when compared to the situation. 

Unless of course you don't mind things like KBR not paying social security tax despite having over 10,000 US employees?

God Bless em, I wish I didn't have to pay Social Security since I will never receive it.  Taking a warm coat off someone elses back will not make my bare one any warmer.

4)  There is ample evidence of us not demanding accountability.  Again, we hear constantly about poor work or crappy materials and nothing ever happens.  Nobody's ever punished.  No contracts are ever canceled.

Really, and you know this how?  The only contract violations you know of are the ones picked up by the US Contracting Officers, CID, or similar organizations providing just such accountability.

6)  Your jab at the end is irrelevant to contractor waste and corruption.

Why?