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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:26 PM Jun 2014

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'Our embassy in Baghdad is the largest & most expensive in the world. Get ready to kiss it goodbye.'

https://twitter.com/politicoroger/status/477285559279165440

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'Our embassy in Baghdad is the largest & most expensive in the world. Get ready to kiss it goodbye.' (Original Post) onehandle Jun 2014 OP

It will make a great pscot Jun 2014 #1

I hope that the shredders are working overtime. R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2014 #2

So glad we built that instead of abelenkpe Jun 2014 #3

The real problem isn't that it might be captured by ISIS. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #4

Good Bye otohara Jun 2014 #5

Which is a reminder to ask WHY the Iraq embassy is the largest and most expensive... JHB Jun 2014 #6

The embassy in Iran is now a museum. rug Jun 2014 #7

And the ISIS-freakout continues. In a few weeks these people will go back to ignoring Iraq and get Chathamization Jun 2014 #8

pscot

(21,024 posts)

1. It will make a great

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:40 PM

Jun 2014

mosque.

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

2. I hope that the shredders are working overtime.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 12:44 AM

Jun 2014

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

3. So glad we built that instead of

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 12:47 AM

Jun 2014

Funding our schools, feeding the needy, taking care of our vets or rebuilding our own crumbling infrastructure.

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

4. The real problem isn't that it might be captured by ISIS.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 10:56 PM

Jun 2014

The real problem is that the only purpose of that "embassy" is to be the seat of power of the imperial viceroy. As long as adhere to a sensible policy toward Iraq -- meaning we don't pursue Bush's project of remaking an entire Middle Eastern country in the image of the platform of the Republican Party of the United States -- we have no need for that monstrosity.

otohara

(24,135 posts)

5. Good Bye

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 11:14 PM

Jun 2014

Sorry Iraq - many of us tried to stop Bush/Cheney.

JHB

(37,158 posts)

6. Which is a reminder to ask WHY the Iraq embassy is the largest and most expensive...

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 11:17 PM

Jun 2014

George? Dick? Got an answer for that?

rug

(82,333 posts)

7. The embassy in Iran is now a museum.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 11:21 PM

Jun 2014

Chathamization

(1,638 posts)

8. And the ISIS-freakout continues. In a few weeks these people will go back to ignoring Iraq and get

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 11:24 PM

Jun 2014

super excited about the next geo-political flavor of the week #bringourgirlshome.

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