Amb Crocker officially dedicated the new American Embassy in Baghdad in the presence of Iraqi Pres. Jalal Talabani and U.S. Deputy Sec of State John Negroponte. The US Marine Security Guard detachment raised the American flag accompanied by a rendition of the US National Anthem and music from the US Army 4th Inf band.
Comments about the new and expensive U.S. Embassy in Baghdad are mixed. Dailykos' sharistuff writes in diary "To add insult to injury, first it was the 500K set of dishes Laura Bush bought for the White House. Then we get the news about the shiny new embassy in Iraq. Complete with swiimming pool,
tennis courts, private water and electricity sources."
"BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States dedicated its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government.
"In recent weeks U.S. diplomats have gradually moved into the $592 million newly built compound, the world's largest U.S. embassy, leaving behind a sprawling palace they had inhabited since toppling Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2003."
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