The Washington Post reports that “the massive U.S. embassy under construction in Baghdad could cost $144 million more than projected and will open months behind schedule because of poor planning, shoddy workmanship, internal disputes and last-minute changes sought by State Department officials, according to U.S. officials and a department document provided to Congress.” Last month, a U.S. military report warned that our “national footprint” in Iraq, particularly the colossal embassy, conveyed the “opposite impression” of “what is needed.” 

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