Documents obtained by the Oversight Committee depict widespread defects in fire detection systems, fire service mains, fire sprinklers, fire-proof construction materials, and electrical wiring throughout the [Baghdad] Embassy complex. Other documents implicate the Managing Partner of First Kuwaiti, the prime contractor, in an illegal kickback scheme to obtain subcontracts under the Army’s multi-billion logistical support contract.
The massive U.S. embassy building under construction in Baghdad appears to be sinking faster than the Titanic. But at least the Titanic had a maiden voyage; that may not be the case for the over-budget, shoddily built, behind schedule embassy located deep in Baghdad's Green Zone. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack now says he doesn't have a clue when the mother ship of U.S. diplomacy in Iraq will be ready for actual occupancy
It’s only a half-billion-dollar enterprise. I say dump it and start over.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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