State dept orders flack jackets in Green zone
A sharp increase in mortar attacks on the Green Zone the one-time oasis of security in Iraq's turbulent capital has prompted the U.S. Embassy to issue a strict new order telling all employees to wear flak vests and helmets while in unprotected buildings or whenever they are outside.
The order, obtained by The Associated Press, has created a siege mentality among U.S. staff inside the Green Zone following a recent suicide attack on parliament. It has also led to new fears about long-term safety in the place where the U.S. government is building a massive and expensive new embassy.
The suicide attacks are probably harder on the personal mentally, but it is the rise is random mortar attacks that prompted the move.
Considering just how bad this makes the situation look, I surprised the Bush's appointed guys allowed it.
Jay