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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:06 PM
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What will become of the huge embassy in Baghdad?
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed,
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:08 PM
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1. I Recommend Turning It Into High Security War Criminal Prison
for the BushCo felons that will get to the Hague for trial.
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:08 PM
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2. It's none of my business? And until the last soldier is there, my problem!
Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 09:10 PM by orpupilofnature57
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:16 PM
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3. It will become a palacial estate for the next installed leader
of Iraq... just a guess.
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:22 PM
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5. It will be the US Embassy in Iraq.
It will be a fortress guarded by US Troops and Mercs. The US will have a presence in Iraq for many decades.
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jokerman93 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:19 PM
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4. Sell it on EBay
We could use the money.
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AIJ Alom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:23 PM
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6. We should turn it into a university once it's realized it's
use as an embassy won't be necessary.
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bluerum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:53 PM
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7. Change "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:" to
"My name is George Bush, King of Kings:", inscribe it in the walls, and you are good to go.
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 09:55 PM
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8. It will become the next palace for the next
dictator. Our money, our blood.
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