Comments on: Say Hello To My Little Friend http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 03:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Michael van der Galien http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-97136 Michael van der Galien Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:57:10 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/#comment-97136 oops. Sorry 'bout that 'b' in there. That should have been an 'm.' Heh. oops. Sorry ’bout that ‘b’ in there. That should have been an ‘m.’

Heh.

]]> By: C Heinz http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-97134 C Heinz Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:45:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/#comment-97134 <em>$600 billion? I think that figure is a bit off, its more than the cost of the entire war so far. I do share your disgust with the project however.</em> The cost of the war is hard to quantify and depends on what accounting system is used, but I've seen some estimates that it is currently in the order of 2 trillion dollars. On the subject of the embassy, at least those big roofs and wide open spaces will leave plenty of room when everyone needs to be evacuated by helicopter :) $600 billion? I think that figure is a bit off, its more than the cost of the entire war so far. I do share your disgust with the project however.

The cost of the war is hard to quantify and depends on what accounting system is used, but I’ve seen some estimates that it is currently in the order of 2 trillion dollars.

On the subject of the embassy, at least those big roofs and wide open spaces will leave plenty of room when everyone needs to be evacuated by helicopter :)

]]> By: Lynx http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-97132 Lynx Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:01:42 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/#comment-97132 sorry that's 600 million dollars, not 300. sorry that’s 600 million dollars, not 300.

]]> By: Lynx http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-97131 Lynx Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:01:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/#comment-97131 Sam, the article says that it costs 300 <em>million</em> dollars, which sounds much more reasonable (meaning it's only obscene, instead of requiring solid gold bricks). The feeling is a lot more like a moon colony than an embassy. What damn good is an embassy that doesn't interact with the country it is in? The article is a gem, not only did the embassy get built on time and on budget (unlike less important things, like water sanitation plants and hospitals for the Iraqis) but the Filipino workers who made it were lied to, told they were going to Dubai to build hotels, and only told the truth while in the air, effectively forcing them to Iraq. Hearts and minds indeed.... Sam, the article says that it costs 300 million dollars, which sounds much more reasonable (meaning it’s only obscene, instead of requiring solid gold bricks). The feeling is a lot more like a moon colony than an embassy. What damn good is an embassy that doesn’t interact with the country it is in? The article is a gem, not only did the embassy get built on time and on budget (unlike less important things, like water sanitation plants and hospitals for the Iraqis) but the Filipino workers who made it were lied to, told they were going to Dubai to build hotels, and only told the truth while in the air, effectively forcing them to Iraq.

Hearts and minds indeed….

]]> By: Sam http://themoderatevoice.com/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-97128 Sam Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:54:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/general/14879/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/#comment-97128 $600 billion? I think that figure is a bit off, its more than the cost of the entire war so far. I do share your disgust with the project however. $600 billion? I think that figure is a bit off, its more than the cost of the entire war so far. I do share your disgust with the project however.

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