Of course Large Companies who are in the Stock exchange pay Dividends (Most Do)but the way you worded it sounded like you were saying Contractors in Iraq were getting paid dividends.
By the way-The Military REALLY appreciates EVERYTHING done by KBR for what they do for THEM. I know they Really appreciated our JP8 Fuel deliveries from Base to base because without it they would get shut down or put their own people to do it and take away their ability to concentrate on the Mission at hand and the Meals furnished to them makes them the best fed US Military on record.
MRE's kinda suck day after day after day after day...................
Not trying to lessen the real effects of ambushes but it's just part of the Job that happens all the time.