Baghdad: 8 years later

"I can't recognize this city anymore. What a sad sad reality. I can't recognize streets because of the concrete walls, and I don't know anymore here anymore. All my friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, and coworkers have fled the country.

The ten words I could think of to describe Baghdad are: Garbage, checkpoints, barb-wires, concrete walls, armored vehicles, flak jackets, bodyguards, personal security detail (PSD), corruption, and death.

Let me see if i can use all 10 words in a sentence..."
Raed in the Middle