U.S. embassy in Baghdad already being expanded

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/04/us-embassy-in-baghdad-already-being-expanded/

U.S. embassy in Baghdad already being expanded.

“It’s as big as Vatican City and makes the foreign embassies dotting the tree-lined streets of Washington, D.C., look like carriage houses, but the barely-finished U.S. embassy in Baghdad is already primed for expansion.”

According to Dave Foley, spokesman at the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, more Americans are still working at the embassy than initially expected, mainly because the overarching security problem in Baghdad has slowed and complicated efforts to rebuild the country and help establish a functioning central government there. (…)

As designed now, the 619 blast-proof apartments may not be enough to accommodate some of the estimated 4,000 regular employees, contractors and local Iraqis working for the embassy, plus congressional and other diplomatic visitors who visit the capital on a regular basis.

[Dark]

1. I hope they're not going to be using the plans that were leaked onto the internet.

But, that's a pipe dream, knowing this admin.

[madokie]

2. what amazes me is that there is Iraqi's who will work there

[babylonsister]

3. Probably the safest place in town - "but you can never leave." nt

[madokie]

5. imprisoned by choice

seems silly to me

[Preening Fop]

4. Tis nice, the Communist Chinese Drop Coins in Our Begging Bowl

Otherwise,
our corporate imperialism would have to be
scaled back just a wee bit.

[global1]

6. *'s Plan For Winning The Iraq War (Occupation) - Build The Embassy So Big.....

that it covers all of Iraq. Then the violence will end.

[babylonsister]

7. .