US London Embassy to cost $1bn 24, February 2010
Posted by thegulfblog.com in American ME Relations.Tags: Batteresa, Grovesnor Square, London US Embassy, New US Embassy London, US embassy, US Iraq Embassy
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Plans have finally been announced for America’s new embassy in South West London in an area currently famous for an old coal-fired power station and for its gay clubs. The huge new project is expected to be the most expensive Embassy ever constructed, surpassing even the new behemoth Embassy in Iraq at around $1billion. As the picture illustrates, the Embassy will be surrounded by a moat for extra protection.
The desire to leave its current plush location in Mayfair comes after local residents bitterly complained that new security measures since 9/11 made their houses and properties more vulnerable.
I make two quick predictions. Firstly, that the costs will sail majestically over the $1billion mark. Secondly, that the moat will become something of a magnet for anti-US/capitalism/Iraq/Afghanistan/Bush/Monsanto/Walmart/McDonalds hippies that currently picket Grosvenor Square. At least this way they’ll get a wash.
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I cant believe our govt is spending a billion $ on one embassy. Excuse me, Im going to go puke now.
That $1bn would probably ‘run’ the war in Iraq for 4.5 days.