New U.S. Embassy in Iraq will cost $1.5 Billion...

Stop_the_War

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:25 PM
Original message

New U.S. Embassy in Iraq will cost $1.5 Billion...

here's the link:

http://doctormatt06.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/24/221438/166

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DalvaThree

(104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:26 PM
Response to Original message

1. The largest embassy in the world too

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

newyawker99

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 08:05 PM
Response to Reply #1

11. Hi DalvaThree!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

merwin

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:29 PM
Response to Original message

2. Oh, I thought it was 2 billion

Did they skimp on the statue of bush?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

seemslikeadream

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:32 PM
Response to Original message

3. The country's diplomatic beachhead doesn't come cheaply

Browning estimated that it cost nearly half a billion dollars to keep the embassy operation going for the last six months of 2004.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5211053.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Solon

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:34 PM
Response to Original message

4. How the hell is an embassy going to be that expensive...

Is it going to be an embassy, or a "Pentagon 2: the sequel!"?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

htuttle

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:40 PM
Response to Reply #4

8. Although it's in one of Saddam's old palaces

I'd imagine they thought it just didn't have ENOUGH cheesy golden fixtures. They must be adding some gold tiles to the floor, too.

And breakfast nook. A nice, solid gold breakfast nook.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BrklynLiberal

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:35 PM
Response to Original message

5. That makes me want to..

:puke:
I can't help but think of all the education, healthcare, food, clothes, and other truly positive things that could have been accomplished with that money.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

OneBlueSky

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:36 PM
Response to Original message

6. and for this we get????? . . .

hope at least everyone gets the t-shirt . . . as in "been there, done that, bought the t-shirt" . . .

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

OneBlueSky

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:38 PM
Response to Original message

7. ok . . . lemme see if I have this straight . . .

we invade the country and destroy all kinds of modern office buidings and even a few perfectly serviceable palaces . . . and then turn around and build a $1.5 billion embassy? . . . someone needs lessons in fiscal planning, at the very least . . .

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MichiganVote

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 06:59 PM
Response to Original message

9. Oh good, we're spending more money in another area. How satisfying...not!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MichiganVote

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 07:00 PM
Response to Original message

10. So how long will it take terrorists to blow this one up?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Cleita

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Jan-31-05 08:22 PM
Response to Original message

12. That's because it's really a military base installation under

the disguise of any embassy. They are planning to be in Iraq a long time unless we can get our emperor impeached sooner if not later.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Mon May 06th 2024, 01:09 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.