> <http://www.pollingreport.com/2008.htm>, I conclude that "Walking
> Eagle" has a potential to do great damage unless Iraqi guerrillas,
> anti-war activists here, and anti-war activists and power elites
> abroad manage to motivate Washington to cut losses in Iraq and call
> it quits by 2007.
They have no intention of leaving.
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<...> The price of building materials has gone up unbelievably, in spite of the fact that major reconstruction has not yet begun. I assumed it was because so much of the concrete and other building materials was going to reinforce the restricted areas.
A friend who recently got involved working with an Iraqi subcontractor who takes projects inside of the Green Zone explained that it was more than that. The Green Zone, he told us, is a city in itself. He came back awed, and more than a little bit upset.
He talked of designs and plans being made for everything from the future US Embassy and the housing complex that will surround it, to restaurants, shops, fitness centers, gasoline stations, constant electricity and water- a virtual country inside of a country with its own rules, regulations and government. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Republic of the Green Zone, also known as the Green Republic. <...> http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com
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