Most all Islamic flags have green on them. It is the traditional color of Islam and Jihad.
Well, on an earlier thread most Freepers gave it a thumbs down.
You have to remember that some of these Iraqi politicians are not exactly our friends and would like nothing better than to have a flag that would be an anti-American lightning rod. Imagine Jesse Jackson telling the Bush Administration that the way to get the black vote is to have Bush give a watermelon and fried chicken picnic on the White House lawn for Black History Week.
Read the other thread, judge for yourself and give us your input: