State Department is Drafting Diplomats for Iraq
The Department of State is short 48 volunteers for the 252 diplomatic posts in Iraq. In response, the State Department has mandated service from its remaining diplomats to fill the gap."It's one thing if someone believes in what's going on over there and volunteers. But it's another thing to send someone over there on a forced assignment. And I'm sorry, but basically that's a potential death sentence, and you know it."
-- Jack Croddy, U.S.A. Department of State, Foreign Service (36-year veteran)
[Update 20071104: I previously posted "only received 48 volunteers", which was incorrect.]
Labels: draft, iraq, politics, state department
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