PHOTOS: $592 Mil US Embassy in Iraq --LINK thinkprogress.org

[Blackhatjack]

PHOTOS: The $592 Million U.S. Embassy In Iraq

Construction of the U.S. embassy in Iraq, set to open in September, is projected to cost $592 million, with a staff of 1,000 people and operating costs totaling $1.2 billion a year. It will be a 104-acre complex, which is the size of approximately 80 football fields. On May 10, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) criticized the ballooning size and cost of the embassy in a hearing with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Now, having said over and over again that we don’t want to be seen as an occupying force in Iraq, we’re building the largest embassy that we have — probably the largest in the world — in Baghdad. And it just seems to grow and grow and grow. … We agree that we should focus our aid locally not in Baghdad, but we have 1,000 Americans at the embassy in Baghdad. You add the contractors and the local staff it comes to 4,000.

The architectural firm designing the embassy, Berger Define Yaeger, has posted the designs for the colossus on its website. Some previews of the compound’s planned swimming pool and tennis courts:

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A quick look at these plans and realize the Iraqi people are not blind, they know what this means.

Occupation on the ground, and privatization of their oil, mean that US will not be leaving anytime soon. Massive loss of life among Iraqi citizens. Put all that together and you begin to understand it might explain the backlash by ALL IRAQIS against American troops.

[whistle]

1. Photos? Link? Am I missing something in this post.....

[Drum]

2. photos?

where?

[Blackhatjack]

3. LINK is in title of thread, "PHOTOS: $592 Mil US Embassy in Iraq" is title of article...

I am unsure how to link to specific story on that page other than to cite the thinkprogress.org address.


Hope this helps.

[Newsjock]

4. Here's a link

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/29/photos-embassy-iraq

[NMDemDist2]

5. here's the link

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/29/photos-embassy-iraq/

[leftchick]

6. here are some links and pics....

http://thinkprogress.org/

[ThomWV]

7. Has it been mortored yet?

Just curious about how far out the security extends - is it out of range? I ask because that is the only thing on this earth that will allow it to survive.

[sutz12]

8. Been wondering that myself....

Doesn't look like it will be out of range of any good stuff. I suspect the Iraqi's will wait until it is finished before they send in any real ordinance to test it.

:evilgrin:

[wakeme2008]

9. 16,000 sq ft house...

UPDATE: The residence of the U.S. ambassador to Iraq will be 16,000 square feet. The deputy chief of mission in Iraq will have a “cozy cottage” measuring 9,500 square feet.

[InkAddict]

10. But where's Waldo?

Why does their logo look like "blue boobs"?

http://plumspot.com/bdyinc.html

Obviously, their site wasn't built for a few hits - it's not working for me today.

http://bergerdevineyaeger.com

[april]

11. who in the hell approved this ? nm