Is the mega fortress US embassy in Iraq justified?
I have spent 15 months in Iraq on deployment and I have seen the devastation that happens on a day to day basis. It is a complex situation where there are hardly any black and white answers. Just like there is no easy answer for the withdrawal of troops, there is no easy answer, and especially not a yes or a no, for spending an enormous amount of money on a piece of sovereign American soil in Iraq. Right now is not the time to build “Fortress America” in Iraq. It just wouldn’t serve much of a purpose. The decision makers living in Iraq are living in the heart of Baghdad called the “Green Zone,” where the current embassy is located. For the time being, the close to 1000 employees, are working from the Republican Palace in the Green Zone. For the time being, they are doing their job in relative comfort compared to other government employees in the region. Of course it is necessary to have an embassy in Iraq, this is one of the first steps that a burgeoning country takes to create allianc
