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Playing the devil's advocate, the biggest economy in the world has no other firms available to go into Iraq to rebuild?

For instance there were charges being laid that a bridge that costs 100 million for Americans to build could have been built by Iraqis for 10 million.

1) Haliburton is a company, a large organization structured to perform large and complex tasks; it's not "American labourers".
2) There were a whole bunch of things that needed to be rebuilt as soon as possible.
3)There were no massed Iraqi resources lined up to rebuild much of anything; they are still trying to create non-state initiative and capabilities two years after.
4) Haliburton, large organization etc., is paying wages to a whole lot of Iraqis and other non-Americans who would otherwise not be employed.
5) By restoring or building new infrastructure as fast as possible the rest of the country (Iraq) has a chance to start back up the cultural and economic ladder.
6) Haliburton, Brown & Root, PA&E, there is always someone in business to take charge of managing tasks within a crisis zone; big bucks but a necessary capability.
7) Outsource to the French? No way, stick with someone you know and can trust (somewhat).

Playing the devil's advocate, the biggest economy in the world has no other firms available to go into Iraq to rebuild?

In a word, yea. Scary as it may sound (and it should). If the lefty's can't find alternatives who are able, in size, scope, and skill, then obviousley Bush won't be able to.

Its quite likely that Clinton did try to find competitors, he was unable, No senator as far as I have followed has been naming alternates. The silence is deafening.