For Every Action, There is an Equal and Opposite Congressional Objection

Earlier, we noted that the US was going to sink a LOT of dough into public opinion polling work in Iraq.
MountainRunner has some comments on Senator Webb's objections to the contracts:

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., on Thursday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking him to suspend $300 million in contracts for civilians to produce pro-American news stories, entertainment programs and public service ads in Iraq until the Senate Armed Services Committee and the next administration review the contracts.

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