Here's what the pool for the $600 million US "embassy" in Baghdad will look like
Of course, I mean a swimming pool, and not a pool of blood. Or oil.

(More images from the architectural firm, via Salon.)
Reminds me of a quotation from Dune:
CorrenteCeci n'est pas une caption.
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Of course, I mean a swimming pool, and not a pool of blood. Or oil.

(More images from the architectural firm, via Salon.)
Reminds me of a quotation from Dune:
... keep the heat on!
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