Monster US embassy in Iraq is ready
The over-budgeted U.S. embassy is now ready for occupancy. The bloated $730 million facility was given the "certificate of occupancy" by Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy.
It is completely fortified, located inside the Green Zone, and allows staff to move into its 27 buildings.
Kennedy got the ok, after receiving assurances from experts that fire, electrical, mechanical, and communication tests have passed. Anyone willing to bet their lives on that? Hmmm.
The facility is supposed to provide secure housing. Unfortunately, none of the buildings are equipped with special repelling paint that would cause mortars and bombs to bounce off the buildings. The Vatican-size compound would still give insurgents a large target where they could not miss.
It's not that hard. The color and building style would be a complete giveaway. Plus, how can we be so sure that it will protect staff and security forces? The project went over by 6 months. There are allegations that the main contractor, First Kuwait, has committed fraud in building our facility.
I wonder how historians would view this $730 million dollar monster. A sore sight for the Iraqis or a symbol of a crumbling neo-con dream of an American empire.
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