Remember after the Glorious Conquest, the U.S. was going to own Iraq so we build a ridiculous, zillion dollar embassy there to run their country.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is adding 350 more troops to help protect the American Embassy in Baghdad and its support facilities in the capital, raising the number of U.S. forces in the country to over 1,000.
http://www.utvet.com/Embassy.html