I find it a little odd as well. The company is supporting our efforts in Iraq and they catch a lot of flak from leftists, so I think that explains some of the support. I guess that makes a reflexive defensiveness understandable, but certainly not wise.
Just to add my 2 cents: I was in Iraq in 2005, and had a good deal of interaction with KBR personnel, both on missions and during down time. I found that most were fairly decent people, but there were a substantial minority that seemed pretty shady.
I talked to one KBR guy who seemed pretty decent and couldn't wait to get home ASAP. He said there was a LOT of drug use, prostitution, and criminal behavior going on amongst his civilian coworkers, and the extra money just wasn't enough to put up with it all. I ran across that same sentiment from a couple of other employees and from some of the military liaisons as well.
I don't say this to imply that KBR is automatically guilty or a bad organization. Admittedly, my experiences are not as extensive as some of the Freeper contractors who've been over there for several years. I just think it might be healthy to maintain a little skepticism and not to assume that the company is snow-white just because they are hated by the Democrats.
Well written, I hope some of the knee jerk FReepers read your comments.