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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 07:49 PM
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$592 Million for US Embassy in Iraq
Oh Dear!


http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050420/pl_nm/iraq_congress_funding_dc_2
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Cats Against Frist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 07:51 PM
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1. No less than the best for the "Capital Building" of Iraq
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 07:53 PM
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2. Obscene?
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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 07:53 PM
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3. At $10M a copy, that would pay for sixty 750-student elementary schools
Edited on Wed Apr-20-05 07:55 PM by paineinthearse
At $50,000/year that would pay for 12,000 police officers or teachers.....
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 07:56 PM
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4. what is the motive???????
I mean too spend that much money ona frekin embassy that would become a daily target anyway, is crazy, thats half a billion dollars! Has any other media picked up on this story?
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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 08:00 PM
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5. Yes. This story is Reuters
According to google news, there are 70 similar:

Senate Backs Funds to Build Huge Baghdad Embassy
Reuters - 1 hour ago
... Some conservative Republicans in Congress have targeted the Baghdad embassy project to hold down spending and trim the record budget deficit, which hit $412 ...
Senate boosts food aid, debates supplemental add-ons GovExec.com
Senate Backs Funds to Build Embassy in Iraq Reuters
all 70 related »
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-20-05 08:26 PM
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6. headline should say....
$592 million for making sure there is food on the plate of every child in america.

i'd also like to see them build better schools and some affordable housing, but $592 million won't go THAT far!
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