Waxman: Baghdad embassy seeing ‘critical’ problems.
By on Feb 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Waxman: Baghdad embassy seeing ‘critical’ problems.
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad remains plagued by”major deficiencies in the infrastructure,” according to a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from the House Oversight Committee. The finding raises “questions” about the State Department’s December decision to certify that the embassy compound was “substantially complete.” Waxman plans to subpoena Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte if the department does not provide documents related to the embassy’s construction.
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hey waxass, STFU! THE USA IS SEEING CRITICAL PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS… what cha’ gonna do about it assclown?
February 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pmOooh boy another subpoena.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:53 pmOoooh, Goody. More claims of executive privilege, national security, etc.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:54 pmIs there going to be another letter? With lots of exclamation points?
Oh, yeah, that always works.
Got Table, Congressman?
February 29th, 2008 at 4:01 pmDidn’t think so.
Can’t this administration do anything right? I mean really… I think the above comments are out of line, Waxman is an honorable man.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:08 pmIt’s not that Waxman isn’t an honorable man, it’s the fact that all he does is write letter after letter after letter and he is totally ignored and he does absolutely nothing to hold anyone accountable. That’s the problem.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:11 pmWe can piss and moan about the ineffectiveness of the ‘Democrat’ party since the ‘06 elections, but Waxman is not the problem. He has been all over most of the substantive issues (and even some of the lame ones, as GG pointed out). Without the backing of the rest of the party, there isn’t much he can do.
Can we get him elected Speaker for the next session?
February 29th, 2008 at 4:23 pmHmmm,
February 29th, 2008 at 4:26 pmRep. Waxman is asking Condi to be prompt & honest? Good luck!
hahahahahaha
that place will be a $740 million SMOKING HOLE after Iran gets its nukes.
the most expensive bullseye ever built by slave labor.
hey…..want a diplomat position in Baghdad?
February 29th, 2008 at 4:38 pmWell they keep saying that there are no permanent bases in Iraq, so I guess the embassy is designed to last a couple of years by the sound of the quality materials used.
Sounds more like alot of Bush/Cheney cronies got rich from this fiasco.
Buck Fush
February 29th, 2008 at 4:49 pm.
Ever watch the movie Money Pit?
It’s been updated to the 21st Century and built in Iraq.
In fact, this whole Iraq incursion is one huge money pit…
To the tune of $3,000,000,000, give or take a few Billion.
.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:50 pm.
Oops…
Forgot a few 000’s
A Trillion has a lot of ‘em, NO?
.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pmWe can leave it to the Iraqi’s right now (it’s still in better shape than Saddam’s so-called “palace”), or we’ll eventually be leaving under a hail of bombs and gunfire.
It’s best to leave our Middle East meddling to a third party (SEE: Israel)
February 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pmSomebody please tell me that Kellogg, Brown, and Root were not the ones who were awarded the contract to build the embassy! After all, they’re the ones who’ve been building those internment compounds right here at home. You know…the ones which have ostensibly been built as a precautionary measure in case of an exponential increase in illegal immigration or a large-scale natural disaster, but which some people believe have been built in preparation for a declaration of martial law to imprison American citizens who resist the suspension of civil liberties.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:04 pmWithout the backing of the rest of the party, there isn’t much he can do.
Can we get him elected Speaker for the next session?
Comment by OptimisticMF
You missed something in your statement. It should read “Without the backing of the rest of the party and without the constant obstruction by the Republicans…”
February 29th, 2008 at 5:17 pmWhat I would like to know is why none of the contractors who are working on the embassy, doing shoddy work, have been held accountable for their shoddy work. They have been paid and are still being paid for work that will have to be redone. But, they are all FOB’s so that’s ok. We can just keep paying them and paying them and paying them until they finally get it right.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:19 pmI’m sure they’re all cost plus contracts so we guarantee them that if they go over budget, not only do they not suffer any repercussions, but they actually make more profit! It’s a great gig if you can get it.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:36 pmAre you sure you have time for this, Waxman?
Baseball season is just around the corner, sure wouldn’t want any delay with that, would we?
sarc/off
February 29th, 2008 at 5:43 pmBring back Bunnatine Greenhouse- the whistleblower who lost her job with the Army Corp of Engineers for complaining about the no-bid contracts given to Halliburton in Iraq.
If anyone could sort out that quagmire it’s her.
February 29th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Substantially complete in construction industry speak means occupiable with minor items to complete. Life safety (fire alarm, sprinkler systems) items as described in the letter are not minor items.
It probably isn’t even occupied.
Just more BS rhetoric from the Iraq boondoggle and its corroborators.
February 29th, 2008 at 6:11 pmShit in and shit out. All kinds of problems, nobody to do nuttin’ about ‘em. Nobody will do anything about nuttin’ ’cause they’re a bunch of chickenshits. Where are the guns? Who gives a rat’s ass about the embassy. GAO says there are thousands of guns missing and nobody knows where they are. I guess they’re just somewhere in Iraq. Huh…where are the GD guns?!!
February 29th, 2008 at 6:15 pmYou mean Waxman isn’t too busy with Roger Clemens? Did his staffers get all the autographs they wanted?
Comment by good_golly — February 29, 2008 @ 3:51 pm
Clemens couldn’t sign autographs, he was too busy getting blow jobs from Bush and friends.
February 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pmnetlog
almanya chat
January 21st, 2009 at 4:32 pm