U.S. Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever

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U.S. Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever

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After much delay the United States opened its new $700 million embassy in Iraq on Monday, inaugurating the largest — and most expensive — embassy ever built.

The 104-acre compound, bigger than the Vatican and about the size of 80 football fields, boasts 21 buildings, a commissary, cinema, retail and shopping areas, restaurants, schools, a fire station, power and water treatment plants, as well as telecommunications and wastewater treatment facilities.

The compound is six times larger than the United Nations compound in New York, and two-thirds the size of the National Mall in Washington.

It has space for 1,000 employees with six apartment blocks and is 10 times larger than any other U.S. embassy.

More money well spent... 🙄
When they kick our Arse out we will let the new dictator have it...

 

[tech2101]

U.S. Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever

Excerpt:
After much delay the United States opened its new $700 million embassy in Iraq on Monday, inaugurating the largest — and most expensive — embassy ever built.

The 104-acre compound, bigger than the Vatican and about the size of 80 football fields, boasts 21 buildings, a commissary, cinema, retail and shopping areas, restaurants, schools, a fire station, power and water treatment plants, as well as telecommunications and wastewater treatment facilities.

The compound is six times larger than the United Nations compound in New York, and two-thirds the size of the National Mall in Washington.

It has space for 1,000 employees with six apartment blocks and is 10 times larger than any other U.S. embassy.


More money well spent... 🙄
When they kick our Arse out we will let the new dictator have it...

Kind of ironic is it not? It sounds like one the palaces or compounds of the leader we kicked out...

 

[Cosworth]

Looks too me that W never had any plans of leaving Iraq. Between the embassy and the huge military bases, we were set to stay for a long long time.

 

[Gilding the Lily]

Looks too me that W never had any plans of leaving Iraq. Between the embassy and the huge military bases, we were set to stay for a long long time.

Isn't that quid pro quo for the US? We "liberate" a country -- or defeat them in war -- and in return we obtain everlasting presence in that country.