US Embassy in Iraq...

2007-07-21 19:05:18

#1

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7107|NT, like Mick Dundee

Okay, I searched and found ATG's topic on this buuuuuuuuuuuuut....

'The 104-acre complex — the size of about 80 football fields — will include two office buildings, one of them designed for future use as a school, six apartment buildings, a gym, a pool, a food court and its own power generation and water-treatment plants.'

UsaToday Article - source of quote.

Doesn't that seem a little big for an embassy? Is it just me or does this thing scream "CIA HQ no. 2!"...

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-07-21 19:06:53

#2

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6998

That is un-fucking-believable. That seems more like a good old fashioned occupation administration centre. Who said old-fashioned imperialism was dead and buried!

2007-07-21 19:07:19

#3

chittydog: less busy; +586|7277|Kubra, Damn it!

Sounds like they're sending a message to the insurgents: We're not going anywhere.

2007-07-21 19:08:19

#4

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6917|Foothills of S. Carolina

This is old news, like almost a year and a half old. Gotta rehash the old stuff since the new isnt to your liking?

2007-07-21 19:14:17

#5

r2zoo: Knowledge is power, guard it well; +126|7038|Michigan, USA

I forgot, our embassy should be a shack with a table and mabye, just mabye a chair, anything more is offensive. Whats wrong with having a fully self sufficent building? After the embassy in Iran went down, I wouldn't trust my embassy in the middle east to be honest.

2007-07-21 19:23:31

#6

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7043|132 and Bush

Give them a break. It's the only thing on schedule and on budget over there.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-07-22 00:08:31

#7

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7107|NT, like Mick Dundee

chittydog wrote:
Sounds like they're sending a message to the insurgents: We're not going anywhere.

Yes, that's how it looks to me.

r2zoo, why so defensive? I was just asking a question...

Seriously, does this seem like a massive CIA station to anybody else?

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-07-22 02:00:19

#8

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7012|Portland, OR, USA

Flecco wrote:
chittydog wrote:
Sounds like they're sending a message to the insurgents: We're not going anywhere.
Yes, that's how it looks to me.

r2zoo, why so defensive? I was just asking a question...

Seriously, does this seem like a massive CIA station to anybody else?

CIA? naw, it's just the hegemonic imperialistic America rearing it's ugly head.

2007-07-22 02:29:32

#9

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7043|132 and Bush

It makes you wonder why the quit Iraq caucus in Congress hasn't yanked the funding for it.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-07-22 03:54:24

#10

BVC: Member; +325|7138

Maybe they want that much land so they have more space with which to defend the buildings from attacks?

2007-07-22 03:56:48

#11

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6665|Escea

r2zoo wrote:
I forgot, our embassy should be a shack with a table and mabye, just mabye a chair, anything more is offensive. Whats wrong with having a fully self sufficent building? After the embassy in Iran went down, I wouldn't trust my embassy in the middle east to be honest.

Arm it to the teeth.

2007-07-22 04:40:17

#12

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

You'd think they'd just want to Cut and Run and never talk about it ever again. Really persistent folks. Good thing they're building an embassy and having proper relations with the country, but that Embassy does seem abit big.

2007-07-22 05:16:57

#13

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6732|Éire

Canin wrote:
This is old news, like almost a year and a half old. Gotta rehash the old stuff since the new isnt to your liking?

I don't like any of the news coming out of Iraq. This 'embassy' is a complete piss take, who are they appointing as viceroy?

Last edited by Braddock (2007-07-22 05:17:25)

2007-07-22 05:29:27

#14

Bubbalo: The Lizzard; +541|7004

Kmarion wrote:
Give them a break. It's the only thing on schedule and on budget over there.

Which perhaps says more about the size of the budget than anything else...................

2007-07-22 05:31:32

#15

Mong0ose: Will it blend?; +24|6928|UK

Canin wrote:
This is old news, like almost a year and a half old. Gotta rehash the old stuff since the new isnt to your liking?

ur a prick

2007-07-22 06:21:41

#16

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6917|Foothills of S. Carolina

mong0ose wrote:
Canin wrote:
This is old news, like almost a year and a half old. Gotta rehash the old stuff since the new isnt to your liking?
ur a prick

Thanks, I try.

Last edited by Canin (2007-07-22 06:22:47)

2007-07-22 07:01:40

#17

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7091

Why is it non of the neocon's find 80 football pitches slightly massive for an embassy? The US embassy over here is a large house.

2007-07-22 07:17:58

#18

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7107|NT, like Mick Dundee

Canin wrote:
mong0ose wrote:
Canin wrote:
This is old news, like almost a year and a half old. Gotta rehash the old stuff since the new isnt to your liking?
ur a prick
Thanks, I try.

Well, I actually don't discuss much in D&ST, just this seems to have slipped under the radar a little. Why did you come into this thread so aggressively?

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-07-22 07:39:20

#19

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

They should've just built this

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Palace-of-soviets.jpg

Insert George Bush instead of Generic Commie Figurine. Called it the Palace-of-Freedom and hey presto.

2007-07-22 08:27:34

#20

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6665|Escea

Mekstizzle wrote:
They should've just built this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … oviets.jpg

Insert George Bush instead of Generic Commie Figurine. Called it the Palace-of-Freedom and hey presto.

That reminds of something that would be in a Stephen King film.

2007-07-22 08:40:46

#21

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7086

that embassy in Iraq will be the hub for the US State Dept in the middle east.

2007-07-22 09:05:07

#22

AutralianChainsaw: Member; +65|6640

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
that embassy in Iraq will be the hub for the US State Dept in the middle east.

That ambassy will be overrun by angry arabs as soon as the US army leaves Iraq. Choppers will evacuate the last personnel under the fire of the freedom fighters

remember Vietnam?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Vietnamescape.jpg

2007-07-22 09:45:09

#23

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7107|NT, like Mick Dundee

AutralianChainsaw wrote:
GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
that embassy in Iraq will be the hub for the US State Dept in the middle east.
That ambassy will be overrun by angry arabs as soon as the US army leaves Iraq. Choppers will evacuate the last personnel under the fire of the freedom fighters

remember Vietnam?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e … escape.jpg

Will people stop fucking comparing Iraq to Vietnam, there is no comparison...

And for the record, the USA accomplished all it's policy objectives in Vietnam, ALL OF THEM.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-07-22 10:31:59

#24

AutralianChainsaw: Member; +65|6640

Flecco wrote:
AutralianChainsaw wrote:
GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
that embassy in Iraq will be the hub for the US State Dept in the middle east.
That ambassy will be overrun by angry arabs as soon as the US army leaves Iraq. Choppers will evacuate the last personnel under the fire of the freedom fighters

remember Vietnam?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e … escape.jpg
Will people stop fucking comparing Iraq to Vietnam, there is no comparison...

And for the record, the USA accomplished all it's policy objectives in Vietnam, ALL OF THEM.

Both are useless war, both countries never attacked the USA directly, and both war will end with a retreat of the USA.

So its was an objective to lose the war? It was an objective to lose 60000 men for nothing? It was an objective that vietnam remain communist?

2007-07-22 10:37:14

#25

Smitty5613: Member; +46|6969|Middle of nowhere, California

AutralianChainsaw wrote:
Flecco wrote:
AutralianChainsaw wrote:

That ambassy will be overrun by angry arabs as soon as the US army leaves Iraq. Choppers will evacuate the last personnel under the fire of the freedom fighters

remember Vietnam?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e … escape.jpg
Will people stop fucking comparing Iraq to Vietnam, there is no comparison...

And for the record, the USA accomplished all it's policy objectives in Vietnam, ALL OF THEM.
Both are useless war, both countries never attacked the USA directly, and both war will end with a retreat of the USA.

So its was an objective to lose the war? It was an objective to lose 60000 men for nothing? It was an objective that vietnam remain communist?

Vietnam War, Iraq War..... as long as there is no support from the people, we will lose..... i wonder what woulda happened if people whined about Roosevelt during WW2 like they do Bush?

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