CNN: All DoD personnel are required to wear body armor and helmets in Green Zone

[sabra]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.main/index.html

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Security inside the Green Zone has been compromised in recent weeks, prompting the U.S. Defense Department to recently require all personnel to wear body armor and helmets when outside buildings in the Green Zone, a source there said.

On March 22, two mortar rounds struck inside the Green Zone during a live news conference, causing visiting U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to duck in surprise.

On March 27, a U.S. soldier and American contractor were killed and five people were wounded when a rocket landed in the Green Zone.

Two unexploded suicide vests were found inside the Green Zone on March 31.

[malaise]

1. Have they closed the swimming pool?

Get the fuck out of Iraq!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

2. was thinking the same thing

how can you swim in body armor?

[malaise]

9. This is Saigon Version 2

Get the hell out.

[Monkeyman]

3. Get the Fuck Out Of Iraq agree

[mmonk]

4. I wonder if helicopters are on stand by.

[Eugene]

5. But, but, but John McCain says Baghdad is safe

even outside the Green Zone.

He only wore that body armor because an overcautious General insisted.

Could straight talking John McCain have mislead us?

[paparush]

6. Suicide Bomber Attacks Iraqi Parliment Inside the Green Zone

Today! Killed 2, wounded 10. Inside the green zone.

Also, a truck bomb dropped a MAJOR bridge in the city.

[Supersedeas]

11. nothing to see here--feed them more Eye-moose and Anna Nicole and weather

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. So, when does the Green Zone become Dien Bien Phu? nt

[Javaman]

8. The term "green zone" will be the new slang for failure next year...

"he's a total green zone" -when someone is a failure

"he's been green zoned" - when someone has been fired

etc...

[Minimus]

10. I guess they have plenty to supply to DoD personnel, just not our troops

I recently posted about equipment shortage and it is still stuck in my craw.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x637767

[Theres-a]

12. Surge much?

Nice going cuckoobananas.