▁of ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁its ▁own ▁defense ▁force , ▁self - cont ained ▁power ▁and ▁water . ▁A ▁few ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁complex ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁Committee ▁report , ▁though ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁details ▁remain ▁secret . ▁Its ▁construction ▁is ▁budget ed ▁at ▁$ 5 9 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁complex , ▁four ▁" super ▁bases " ▁are ▁being ▁built ▁for ▁permanent ▁deployment . ▁One ▁would ▁be ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Bag hd ad , ▁two ▁would ▁be ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁and ▁northern ▁oil ▁fields ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁towards ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁building ▁ 1 4 ▁bases ▁known ▁as ▁end uring ▁bases . ▁Four ▁are ▁unknown ▁as ▁to ▁name ▁and ▁location . ▁The ▁other ▁ten ▁are : ▁Green ▁Zone ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Camp ▁Ana conda ▁at ▁Bal ad ▁Air base , ▁Camp ▁T aj i ▁in ▁T aj i , ▁Camp ▁Fal con - Al - S ar q ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Post ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁Mos ul , ▁Camp ▁Vict ory - Al ▁Nas r ▁at ▁Bag hd ad ▁Air field , ▁Camp ▁Mare z ▁at ▁Mos ul ▁Air field , ▁Camp ▁Ren eg ade ▁in ▁Kir ku k , ▁Camp ▁Spe icher ▁in ▁T ik rit ▁and ▁Camp ▁Fall u ju h . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁dimensions ▁As ▁cultural ▁scient ist ▁Roland ▁Bened ik ter