Its not the temperature. Parliament has 24/7 air conditioning in the Green Zone. Its too dangerous

http://www.miamiherald.com/578/story/171105.html

Safety a concern in Green Zone

Recent attacks have spurred the State Department to order its Baghdad personnel to wear protective gear in Baghdad's fortified zone.

BY MIKE DRUMMOND
McClatchy News Service

BAGHDAD -- The dress code at the Blue Star restaurant inside Baghdad's Green Zone now calls for vest and hat.

Flak vest and Kevlar helmet, to be precise. And it's a good thing.

At least four mortar rounds hit inside the Green Zone about 1:30 p.m. July 7, killing two Iraqi civilians, according to a U.S. soldier who could not speak for attribution because he's not authorized to talk to reporters.

Meanwhile, a State Department official, after initially denying that State had ordered its 1,000 Baghdad personnel to wear protective gear, said that a copy of the order obtained by McClatchy was an undiscussable security breach.

Saturday's attack followed a barrage of up to 35 mortars and rockets that slammed into the Green Zone -- considered the safest place in Baghdad -- on Wednesday.

The embassy issued its memo later that day.

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have gotten out of Baghdad altogether.

The other possibility is that they went on vacation to avoid dealing with the oil resources proposal.

My guess would be that they have gotten out of Dodge.

Don