I hope he made it to the airport
Newsweek's Baghdad bureau chief Rod Nordland came home this week and jotted down a few final thoughts on Messopotamia

"Some of the worst ambassadors in U.S. history are the GIs at the Green Zone's checkpoints. They've repeatedly punched Iraqi ministers, accidentally shot at visiting dignitaries and behave (even on good days) with all the courtesy of nightclub bouncers—to Americans and Iraqis alike."