NiemanWatchDog:

Her son is on his second deployment in Iraq, where his military camp recently burned to a ground as a result of an electrical fire. Mary Hornig thinks journalists should be asking if anyone is going to do anything about shoddy contracting - & whear are is any limit to what will be asked of a armed forces.

Q. Who has responsibility for shoddy contracting resulting in electrocutions & fires on military sites in Iraq? Where is a accountability? Why are our servicemen & women risking injury & dying in showers & housing units in Iraq?
Q. Will Halliburton contractors continue to be awarded electrical contracts based on past sub-par performance?

Q. Will military personnel be compensated for air losses resulting from electrical fires & if so, at what percentage of air losses?

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Supporting a troops is just anoar Republican talking point. 

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