April 16, 2003, 17:25
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Settler
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What should be done with Saddam´s palaces?
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What do you guys think that would be best to do with Saddam´s palaces? Since so much money were poured into it, money that won´t comeback, maybe giving them a good use could sort of "repair" the damage done by Saddam.
I think they should be transformed into government buildings, like museums, libraries, and even a not-so-lavish presidential palace. The most extravagant stuff like sports cars, whiskeys and gold furniture could be sold at auction in Las Vegas (sleep at Saddam´s bed for only 500.000!!). Or maybe something should be spared at a museum?
A very beutiful old railway station was transformed into an excellent concert house in São Paulo, so I think adapting buildings are possible.
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April 16, 2003, 17:26
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I think we need to bomb Syria.
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April 16, 2003, 17:30
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I would rather sh!t in Saddam's bed than sleep in it. But I agree those palaces should be repaired and turned into some public benefit for thi Iraqi people.
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April 16, 2003, 17:31
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I'll take one. My apartment is a dump.
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April 16, 2003, 18:16
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I believe that they should be turned into libraries.
As an aside, I also think that various religious buildings in western cities should also be turned into libraries. 
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April 16, 2003, 18:18
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Settler
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for a reasonable price we can discuss it
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April 16, 2003, 18:51
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Settler
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"And for only $10.000 you get the exclusive opportunity to **** in Saddam´s bed!!*"
*All the money will be reverted to children welfare
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April 16, 2003, 19:01
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Aren't most of them pretty well blown up?
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April 16, 2003, 19:07
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ALL SHALL BE LAID TO BURNINATION.
IT IS THE WILL OF TROGDOR!
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TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR WAS A MAN
i mean... HE WAS A DRAGON-MAN
uh... maybe he was just A DRAGON
uhmm... BUT HE WAS STILL
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE
BURNINATING THE PEASANTS
BURNINATING ALL THE PEOPLE
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April 16, 2003, 19:08
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I've seen today Saddam's weekend residence on the news, near Tikrit. It has suffered pretty much, and most furniture is ruined, but it seems to be cheaply rebuildable.
Make them swimming pools. All of them.
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April 16, 2003, 19:12
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King
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Re: What should be done with Saddam´s palaces?
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Originally posted by Odd
THIS IS NOT A WAR THREAD PLEASE DO NOT TROLL ABOUT WAR HERE
I think they should be transformed into government buildings, like museums, libraries, and even a not-so-lavish presidential palace. The most extravagant stuff like sports cars, whiskeys and gold furniture could be sold at auction in Las Vegas (sleep at Saddam´s bed for only 500.000!!). Or maybe something should be spared at a museum?
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I have told my friends that they should be become a museum. Charge a few bucks for us to go see and give the money to the people that he hurt.
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April 16, 2003, 19:15
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Re: Re: What should be done with Saddam´s palaces?
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Originally posted by Joseph
I have told my friends that they should be become a museum. Charge a few bucks for us to go see and give the money to the people that he hurt.
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the the holocaust museum! only represnting events that really happened!
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April 16, 2003, 19:18
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Prince
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For some reason I've been thinking about this question myself.
Many of the palaces are so large that even after repeated bombings large portions of them look like new and the rest seems repairable.
The ones in Baghdad can be used as government buildings: Iraq needs at least one presidential palace and maybe some new ministry buildings. They can also be given to universities and/or converted into libraries and museums.
There are some out in the countryside that are in areas too sparsely populated to be accessible to large numbers of people, those are hard.
Maybe we could convert some into lavish hospitals.
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April 16, 2003, 19:29
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Deity
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Odd, good man. 
"I think they should be transformed into (government) buildings, like museums, libraries,"
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April 16, 2003, 19:39
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Originally posted by UberKruX
ALL SHALL BE LAID TO BURNINATION.
IT IS THE WILL OF TROGDOR!
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TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR WAS A MAN
i mean... HE WAS A DRAGON-MAN
uh... maybe he was just A DRAGON
uhmm... BUT HE WAS STILL
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE
BURNINATING THE PEASANTS
BURNINATING ALL THE PEOPLE
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That idea is crazy go nuts!
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April 16, 2003, 22:06
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Prince
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"the the holocaust museum! only represnting events that really happened!"
Bad taste, even for a trolling post.
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I'm working on it. Must find some witty
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April 16, 2003, 22:49
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How could tell it was bad taste? I couldn't even decifer that post  .
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re: Palace. I could use a new place to stay  .
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April 16, 2003, 23:08
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Keep a couple serving some sort of useful /lucrative / informative function, sell/demolish the rest.
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April 17, 2003, 02:41
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Deity
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Luxirious hotels.
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April 17, 2003, 07:45
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Originally posted by UberKruX
ALL SHALL BE LAID TO BURNINATION.
IT IS THE WILL OF TROGDOR!
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TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR WAS A MAN
i mean... HE WAS A DRAGON-MAN
uh... maybe he was just A DRAGON
uhmm... BUT HE WAS STILL
TROGDOR!!!!!!
TROGDOR!!!!!!
BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE
BURNINATING THE PEASANTS
BURNINATING ALL THE PEOPLE
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TROGDOR : Ottok's DL ?
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April 17, 2003, 09:15
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They should be made into Disney theme parks.
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April 17, 2003, 09:36
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Or Starbucks.
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April 17, 2003, 10:19
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I would like to see the UN completely relocated to Iraq and housed in these buildings.
First it would mean jobs and income for Iraqis servicing the UN offices (sorry to NY and all the other cities that host the UN but you can afford to do without it).
Second the diplomats and bureaucrats would have a constant reminder of what it is really all about and why not to fvck it up next time.
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April 17, 2003, 11:10
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Deity
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Whatever the Iraqi people decide they want them to be.
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April 17, 2003, 17:33
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As Saddam was a secular Islamist:
Build convents 
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April 18, 2003, 02:10
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Originally posted by CerberusIV
I would like to see the UN completely relocated to Iraq and housed in these buildings.
First it would mean jobs and income for Iraqis servicing the UN offices (sorry to NY and all the other cities that host the UN but you can afford to do without it).
Second the diplomats and bureaucrats would have a constant reminder of what it is really all about and why not to fvck it up next time.
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Since the US was singlehandedly responsible, so, maybe the US government should move there.
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April 18, 2003, 11:03
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As Saddam was a secular Islamist:
The word you are looking for is "Muslim".
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