Baghdad Embassy

mjohncoady · 05-04-2006, 08:46 AM

I stumbled on a report in an Australian newspaper's online version about the US embassy in Baghdad. In a nutshell, the $1 billion dollar project will be a self-contained city with its own power and water and is the only on time project in Iraq. The article also reported that the citizens of Baghdad were somewhat offended over the matter, commenting that it was bigger than anything Saddam had built. It also mentioned in passing that the average Baghdad household had electricity for only 4.5 hours per day.

Problem is... I can't find any other source reporting this, most notably US sources. Anybody seen anything about this?

billybob · 05-04-2006, 09:33 AM

Roberta Rossi is the spokesperson for the US Embassy in Iraq.

google "roberta rossi embassy iraq" and it gets you multiple hits.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2006, 05:24 PM

Does it have big bronze statues of Bush?

richlevy · 05-04-2006, 08:26 PM

At what point can the Iraqi government cite 'eminent domain' and just take it over?

BigV · 05-14-2006, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Does it have big bronze statues of Bush?

really. :wipes tears:

Happy Monkey · 05-04-2006, 09:59 PM

When they have a functioning military.

Hey! That's how we'll know when to leave!

billybob · 05-05-2006, 05:13 AM

the Iraqi military will become a cohesive defence force the day after the last oil well runs dry..........

jaguar · 05-05-2006, 05:43 AM

the us military will voluntarily leave day after the last oil well runs dry

xoxoxoBruce · 05-06-2006, 03:59 PM

I may be splitting hairs Jag, but the US Military will be ordered to leave. I've got no argument with your timetable though.

I like to keep in perspective that this war is the politicians doing. The military is the tool being used. Kind of keeps the eye on the cause of the problem.

05-04-2006, 08:46 AM	#1
mjohncoady Lost in Mexico Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico Posts: 6	Baghdad Embassy I stumbled on a report in an Australian newspaper's online version about the US embassy in Baghdad. In a nutshell, the $1 billion dollar project will be a self-contained city with its own power and water and is the only on time project in Iraq. The article also reported that the citizens of Baghdad were somewhat offended over the matter, commenting that it was bigger than anything Saddam had built. It also mentioned in passing that the average Baghdad household had electricity for only 4.5 hours per day. Problem is... I can't find any other source reporting this, most notably US sources. Anybody seen anything about this?

05-04-2006, 09:33 AM	#2
billybob pseudointellectual antipodean omnivore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 91	Roberta Rossi is the spokesperson for the US Embassy in Iraq. google "roberta rossi embassy iraq" and it gets you multiple hits. __________________ This movie is invisible on any computer that is running pirated software

05-04-2006, 05:24 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does it have big bronze statues of Bush? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-04-2006, 08:26 PM	#4
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	At what point can the Iraqi government cite 'eminent domain' and just take it over? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-04-2006, 09:59 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	When they have a functioning military. Hey! That's how we'll know when to leave! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-05-2006, 05:13 AM	#7
billybob pseudointellectual antipodean omnivore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 91	the Iraqi military will become a cohesive defence force the day after the last oil well runs dry.......... __________________ This movie is invisible on any computer that is running pirated software

05-05-2006, 05:43 AM	#8
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	the us military will voluntarily leave day after the last oil well runs dry __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-06-2006, 03:59 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I may be splitting hairs Jag, but the US Military will be ordered to leave. I've got no argument with your timetable though. I like to keep in perspective that this war is the politicians doing. The military is the tool being used. Kind of keeps the eye on the cause of the problem. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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