If you believe the article, it sounds like some Iraqis are a little upset about this massive undertaking.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...162249,00.html
Is it really necessary to build an embassy that is larger than and just as luxurious as any palace Saddam Hussein ever built? So big in fact, it will be visible from space when it is done... I don't see how this will win the hearts of the people, especially considering the squalor many Iraqis still live in.