US to spend 511 million on Afghan Embassy
source: http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/11/03/us_to_spend_511_million_to_expand_...
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The U.S. government will spend $511 million to expand its embassy in Kabul, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday, describing the work as a demonstration of America's long-term commitment to Afghanistan.
"We make this commitment by commemorating the recent award of a $511 million contract to expand the U.S. Embassy here in Kabul," Ambassador Karl Eikenberry said during a ceremony at the construction site that marked the formal announcement of the contract.
"We're going to get a day when that embassy's up and there's not going to be these barriers out there, there's no barbed wire, there's not going to be all kinds of obstacles out there," Eikenberry said.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/11/03/us_to_spend_511_millio...
"We make this commitment by commemorating the recent award of a $511 million contract to expand the U.S. Embassy here in Kabul," Ambassador Karl Eikenberry said during a ceremony at the construction site that marked the formal announcement of the contract.
"We're going to get a day when that embassy's up and there's not going to be these barriers out there, there's no barbed wire, there's not going to be all kinds of obstacles out there," Eikenberry said.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/11/03/us_to_spend_511_millio...
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libertyforall
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So we are going to build another palace in Afghanistan now, while the citizens, who can barely feed themselves, try to look over the walls into the swimming pools and Burger Kings. Then we wonder why the citizens of that country hate us.
Not to mention, spending another 500 million on an embassy in the middle of a war zone during a recession.
And people actually believe any politician is different from another.
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