Democrats seek inquiry on expired food in Iraq

Houston Chronicle ^ | July 14, 2005 | DAVID IVANOVICH, Washington Bureau

[Cincinatus' Wife]

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for an investigation into allegations that Halliburton Co. served food that had passed its expiration date by as much as a year to U.S. troops in Iraq

Rory Mayberry, a former food production manager for Halliburton subsidiary KBR, told lawmakers last month that when outdated food arrived, "we were told by KBR food service mangers to use these items anyway."

He also said food packages damaged in insurgent attacks were still used "after removing the bullets and any shrapnel from the bad food that was hit."

In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 28 Democrats called for a formal probe, noting: "We trust you will find this testimony as alarming as we do."

Halliburton spokeswoman Cathy Mann noted that the Army's Preventive Maintenance Division inspects KBR's dining halls monthly, checking on expiration dates.

"If at any point food is deemed unfit to serve, KBR follows the government-approved ... procedures to destroy it," Mann said.

Mann said KBR officials routinely receive positive comments throughout Iraq on the quality of the food served.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

LIBERALS can't surface from their "we have no agenda for a strong America" swamp. So they bury what the Bush Administation has accomplished with expired food and manufactured headlines.

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[kingu]

Heard these claims in an e-mail. Heard the answer from another e-mail... It really helps to know if the year, month or day comes first when you're looking at an expiration date with just numbers in it.

European employees thought some food was past the expiration because they use day-month-year vs our month-day-year. Not a big deal.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

How many of us have an expired box of food in the cupboard?

This is how LIBERALS "care" about our troops.

It's just so much bs.

[cynicom]

It cannot be any worse than the slop the military use to serve. We ate food in Korean war that was canned during WW2. The food service people ate well, stole food, served low grade meat that officers had been bribed to accept.

The grunt is always the bottom feeder.

[BigSkyFreeper]

LIBERALS can't surface from their "we have no agenda for a strong America" swamp. So they bury what the Bush Administation has accomplished with expired food and manufactured headlines.

Bingo! That's it in a nutshell. The assinine "investigations" and dredged up "scandals" by these Democrats is not only shameful, but I would be embarrassed if I didn't find their lamebrain stupidity laughable.

[BigSkyFreeper]

It cannot be any worse than the slop the military use to serve. We ate food in Korean war that was canned during WW2. The food service people ate well, stole food, served low grade meat that officers had been bribed to accept.

The grunt is always the bottom feeder.

Absolutely.

[kcvl]

More *itching from liberals. What else is new?! blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

[highlander_UW]

Just tell the Libs that it's being properly aged for the school lunch program.

[Caipirabob]

More headlines that might as well read: "Pathetic Dims struggle for relevance..."

[LegendHasIt]

You think that's bad?

We not uncommonly ate C-rations manufactured during or just after the Korean War during the early to mid- 70s... (and often glad to get them).

I'm actually pretty fussy about fresh foods being REALLY fresh, but canned food, or even dried food like rice, beans etc. --- a year or three out of date doesn't bother me at all... As long as the cans aren't swelled or leaking, most canned foods are safe many years past their "expiration date".

[commonasdirt]

"Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for an investigation into allegations..........."

Desperate people, desperate measures

[Cincinatus' Wife]

...........and losing.

[Caipirabob]

*Big Grin*

[goldstategop]

LMAO! And expired food that's canned and preserved harms the troops, how? You would think the Democrats had more serious questions to ask - like what do the troops need to win the GWOT.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[dsc]

Yeah, like they really care about the troops.

If a demonrat were prez, they wouldn't touch that issue with a ten-foot pole.

[kempster]

These people really need to get a hobby!

[wingman1]

In Vietnam we ate Cs from the WWII or Koreran War era.

Much ado about nothing.

[muawiyah]

Yes, that, and they are adding vegetables to it as well.

That'll make the Dems happy. Now, gimme' some ketchup!

[mewzilla]

I have three words for the Dems: Oil For Food.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Or one with a U.N. twist.

Sex for food.