11 Facts About The Bizarre $700 Million U.S. Embassy In Iraq

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The incredibly bizarre 700 million dollar U.S. embassy in Iraq is now open. At a time when many Americans believe that the United States will pull out of Iraq completely someday, the "largest embassy on earth" looms as a gigantic reminder to the Iraqi people of who really is in charge there.

The following are 11 strange but true facts about this very unusual "imperial fortress".....

#1) It stretches across 104 acres, which is about the size of 80 football fields.

#2) It is roughly the size of Vatican City.

#3) At $700 million dollars, it is the largest and most expensive embassy ever built.

#4) It contains 27 buildings where 1,200 staffers live and work.

#5) It is protected with bulletproof glass.

#6) It includes a gym, a swimming pool, a movie theater, stores, restaurants, schools, a fire station, and power and water treatment plants.

#7) It is known as "The Vatican on the Tigris" and as "George Bush's palace" and as "the Mega-Bunker of Baghdad".

#8) It is 10 times larger than any other U.S. embassy.

#9) It costs 1.2 billion dollars a year to operate.

#10) It is visible from space.

#11) It is the clearest and most obvious sign that the United States plans to never, ever, ever pull out of Iraq completely.

[Eyeball Chambers]

The incredibly bizarre 700 million dollar U.S. embassy in Iraq is now open. At a time when many Americans believe that the United States will pull out of Iraq completely someday, the "largest embassy on earth" looms as a gigantic reminder to the Iraqi people of who really is in charge there.

The following are 11 strange but true facts about this very unusual "imperial fortress".....

#1) It stretches across 104 acres, which is about the size of 80 football fields.

#2) It is roughly the size of Vatican City.

#3) At $700 million dollars, it is the largest and most expensive embassy ever built.

#4) It contains 27 buildings where 1,200 staffers live and work.

#5) It is protected with bulletproof glass.

#6) It includes a gym, a swimming pool, a movie theater, stores, restaurants, schools, a fire station, and power and water treatment plants.

#7) It is known as "The Vatican on the Tigris" and as "George Bush's palace" and as "the Mega-Bunker of Baghdad".

#8) It is 10 times larger than any other U.S. embassy.

#9) It costs 1.2 billion dollars a year to operate.

#10) It is visible from space.

#11) It is the clearest and most obvious sign that the United States plans to never, ever, ever pull out of Iraq completely.

Do the oil companies get office space in there?

[240 is Back]

it's nice to see the green zone has relocated

"We don't want any permanent bases there" said bush last year.  Same difference.  

[IFBBwannaB]

As stated by you, that is a small city, calling it an embassy is plain wrong.
It centralize all the US operations in Iraq, what do you expect it to be ? A small building like a regular "embassy"?

Ohh and BTW....why isn't your Messiah selling it or something like that if it's so wrong? 

[Slapper]

As stated by you, that is a small city, calling it an embassy is plain wrong.
It centralize all the US operations in Iraq, what do you expect it to be ? A small building like a regular "embassy"?

Well, that's what they fucking call it! If they wanted to call it "Operations Iraq Central" I guess they would've called it that.

The problem is that we invaded a sovereign country, and we need to encapsulate all things about the invasion with a flair of legitimacy by calling what is a military base and a corporate building complex an "embassy".

[IFBBwannaB]

Well, that's what they fucking call it! If they wanted to call it "Operations Iraq Central" I guess they would've called it that.

The problem is that we invaded a sovereign country, and we need to encapsulate all things about the invasion with a flair of legitimacy by calling what is a military base and a corporate building complex an "embassy".

For someone who is so pro-civil/human rights you sure don't care much for the rights of the Iraqi/Kuwaiti/Iranian/Curds and other people who are in that area and have been effected by Saddam.

[Slapper]

For someone who is so pro-civil/human rights you sure don't care much for the rights of the Iraqi/Kuwaiti/Iranian/Curds and other people who are in that area and have been effected by Saddam.

And you read that from MY comment?

W-O-W!!

 

[IFBBwannaB]

And you read that from MY comment?

W-O-W!!

 

I read that from ALL of your comments, like many others, usually it's the most leftist and pro civil rights people who are against the war yet cry for babies in Africa ....hypocrisy.

[Slapper]

I read that from ALL of your comments, like many others, usually it's the most leftist and pro civil rights people who are against the war yet cry for babies in Africa ....hypocrisy.

Ok, moron, how is me being against war anywhere in the world bad if it stops one of the causes of death of kids in Africa: war?

You make no fucking sense!

[IFBBwannaB]

Ok, moron, how is me being against war anywhere in the world bad if it stops one of the causes of death of kids in Africa: war?

You make no fucking sense!

It's bad because that war prevented death of innocents.

Will you be opposing a war if the UN or US wanted to get rid of those 2 cent want to be African warlords? Hell no, you would be praising Allah for that all day long.

The funniest part is that a wretched Muslim as you don't want to protect his fellow Muslims from fuckers like Saddam....amazing.

[Slapper]

It's bad because that war prevented death of innocents.

Are you fucking kidding me?! 98,992 innocent civilians have died in the past 6 years from terrorism alone and 1 million human beings died in Iraq during the US sponsored economic sanctions. Saddam killed about 250,000 people. YOU DO THE MATH!

I pose the question again in the hopes it sinks in: Are YOU fucking kidding ME?

Will you be opposing a war if the UN or US wanted to get rid of those 2 cent want to be African warlords? Hell no, you would be praising Allah for that all day long.

Yes, but we don't! And the reasong being is that there ain't no oil under the warlords.

The funniest part is that a wretched Muslim as you don't want to protect his fellow Muslims from fuckers like Saddam....amazing.

Check this out moron: I'm neither a Muslim nor a Saddam supporter. That's how far off the mark you are.

[IFBBwannaB]

Are you fucking kidding me?! 98,992 innocent civilians have died in the past 6 years from terrorism alone and 1 million human beings died in Iraq during the US sponsored economic sanctions. Saddam killed about 250,000 people. YOU DO THE MATH!

I pose the question again in the hopes it sinks in: Are YOU fucking kidding ME?

Yes, but we don't! And the reasong being is that there ain't no oil under the warlords.

Check this out moron: I'm neither a Muslim nor a Saddam supporter. That's how far off the mark you are.

1.Plenty of oil in Africa, not to mention Diamonds and many other natural resources.

2.Most of those innocents that died got killed by our buddies, Muslim extremists.

3.So you prefer that Saddam will kill whomever he likes rather than have people die for change? Wow...and you say you don't support him. Than why are you pro Obama he is driving the economy to shit, isn't it in order to make CHANGE? So no CHANGE is needed with Saddam....

I'm bored, I'll own you more later after your daily prayer towards Mecca.