Is It Too Much to Ask For?

Is It Too Much to Ask For?

Maybe I’m being too demanding, but five years after the start of the war in Iraq, wouldn’t it be nice if people at the US embassy, in the heavily-fortified Green Zone, didn’t have to worry about being killed by rocket and mortar fire? I’m sure their families would also rather not take time out from their busy days to receive a flag-draped package at the airport.

‘Cos, you know, people might not realize just how much progress we’re making. Some might even mistake our success for a clusterfuck.