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Posted on 07/09/2014 11:41:55 AM PDT by Nachum
Under the Obama administration, embassy construction costs have exploded even while security – a major issue in the Benghazi scandal – has grown worse. Now we know why. A video released by the State Department in 2012 shows exhibits the philosophy behind a campaign begun under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to build fancy buildings overseas to enhance the nation´s reputation. The video opens with a narrator explaining the “universally understood language of diplomacy” including “art, design and architecture” that “communicate our ideals...without speaking a word.” From there, a series of high-profile architects use embarrassingly flowery language to explain
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Easier to listen through and bust through.
Sorry, but I support Embassies that make an architectural statement about our country. Some of our greatest architects have designed our embassies. These are buildings that are going to last a very long time. They represent us as much as our diplomats do.
Any vulva-shaped porticos?
“Big, ugly and not going anywhere” should be the message we convey through the architecture of our embassies.
Murals of homosexual orgies and islamoNazi terrorist gangs burning down churches?
On second thought it should be “big, ugly and not away”.
“Big, ugly and not going away.” I sure wish FreeRepublic had an edit feature like Disqus does.
That’s really ugly!
There was a downed apace ship on the first Alien movie that had an entry that looked like that
This, this is what Hillary came up with when she was drunk?
“I want vaulted ceilings. Yes, and I want granite countertops. Oh, and a bayonet shoved up Gadaffi’s ass. I want that, too.”
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