Needlenose flags a WSJ snippet about the new, gargantuan U.S. Embassy in Iraq. The article states that "the 104-acre complex will include 21 buildings, swimming pool, food court and power station... [The Embassy] is within its $592 million budget and ahead of schedule for June 2007 completion."
Oh, happy day! The Embassy is under its nearly $600 million budget! What a bargain!
Well, not quite. See, we already spent $1 billion on "U.S. 'embassy' operations" in Iraq before any construction had begun. (Can we see an itemized breakdown on those "operations", perchance?) And the $592 million dollar construction budget doesn't include approximately $700 million needed to run the place and pay for the estimated 1,000 Americans and 400 Iraqis who will work there.
So, right now, the Bush administration is spending millions of tax dollars building a power plant for the new Embassy in Iraq while it refuses to spend a dime to help Entergy New Orleans stay in business after the Katrina disaster. Freedom isn't free! And Bush still refuses to commit to Category 5 levee protection-- something Entergy(N.O.'s only Fortune 500 company) has requested along with numerous other area businesses. If no relief is given, it's likely Entergy will have to increase already high utility rates another 140% on its New Orleans customers.
Swell.
But I'm sure that Embassy food court is gonna be spectacular.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Gulf Coast tax dollars fund $2 billion embassy in Iraq
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Oh sure, next you'll want public schools for the "children." I just heard on NPR that the DoD is about to make a request for an additional $150 billion for Iraq. Good times. Good times.
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BILLION!!?!
Please find me a link for that one, pusboy.
Never mind, got it. And thanks for the tip.
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