Posted on 01/23/2020 6:25:34 PM PST by robowombat
The US Embassy Warns of Serious Consequences in the Event of Getting Close to it Thursday 23 , January 2020
Baghdad (NINA) - The American Embassy warned of grave consequences in the event of getting close to it.
The Embassy wrote on the walls of the external checkpoints warnings of approaching them without official approval, threatening serious consequences if they crossed them.
The warning came with the launch of a million demonstration on Friday to expel foreign forces from the country. / End
Rush mentioned that the embassy houses 16,000 employees. That is not an embassy, it is a city. Why? Shut it down, bring these people home and leave a contingent to do the real work of an embassy. 16,000 people? This is absurd.
It cost $1B to build this juggernaut building. It has to be kept occupied.
Why?
Not really.
Trump was elected in part to quit doing crap like that with foreign policy.
Wrong. Just because it is there does not mean it has to be occupied-—reminds me of base line budgeting. This nonsense has to stop.
In this computer age, why have embassies in terrible countries? Virtual meetings are cheaper!
Wow. I could possibly see 160 at most. Maybe someone is not good with commas and decimals.
Outside of Israel it is the most concentrated area of intelligence, surveillance and rapid response in the area.
Just my guess.
Some Iraqi must be getting filthy rich when the Embassy sends out for breakfast, no? I daresay there are people who might think that would be good for the local economy.
It cost trillions of dollars to fight these wars and all I got was a dumb t-shirt.
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