Future Of The Green Zone

It began when in early 2009 the United States began shifting control of the zone to the Iraqi government as the country was becoming less dangerous. But Iraqi police and military forces then began to raid offices of private security companies and such international firms operating within the Green Zone, ultimately pushing them away.
It was a good place for business, however; Iraq’s movers and shakers took up office in the area.
The Zone was home to the offices of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and parliament, including the residence of many top Iraqi officials. Thousands of foreign diplomats and support staff members also live in the area, although they “tend to stay inside their own walled-in compounds,” the Post reported.
“When they leave, they travel in armed convoys. And even their presence could decrease,” it added.
And so, the future looks bleak for a strong international commercial presence in the area to be enhanced. LINK.