First Take: Discouraged Workers, Alaska Plane Crash, the Green Zone After the Drawdown Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A crater made by a massive explosion is seen in front of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry next to the Green Zone on August 19, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. ( Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Images ) Produced by Noel King Produced by PRI and WNYC