we have the biggest embassy in the world and now we will have a

[ensho]

'Super' embassy.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/68952.html


Iraq redux? Obama seeks funds for Pakistan super-embassy


The U.S. is embarking on a $1 billion crash program to expand its diplomatic presence in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan, another sign that the Obama administration is making a costly, long-term commitment to war-torn South Asia, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The White House has asked Congress for — and seems likely to receive — $736 million to build a new U.S. embassy in Islamabad, along with permanent housing for U.S. government civilians and new office space in the Pakistani capital.

The scale of the projects rivals the giant U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which was completed last year after construction delays at a cost of $740 million.

Senior State Department officials said the expanded diplomatic presence is needed to replace overcrowded, dilapidated and unsafe facilities and to support a "surge" of civilian officials into Afghanistan and Pakistan ordered by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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I'm ok with these large embassys if a large part of them is devoted to 'community organizing' and other helpful people things.

and not used to 'help' various big business Barons.