Sandy Ingram 

For those of you who can travel to Iraq, it is best to deal with your money matters in Baghdad or Erbil…When the currency increases in value, some of you may decide you want to travel to Iraq and it’s not a big deal.  Wrong!  It is a big deal.  Yes, you see YouTubers traveling through Iraq but it’s not that simple.  The moment you enter the country with a U.S. passport your life can change instantly…The threat of terrorism, armed conflict, kidnapping and violent crime – This is the State Department’s Standard comment in travel warnings.  What the State Department is really saying is if you get into trouble we do not have the resources or the network of people to get you out of trouble.  This is why [we] recommend US citizens to not travel to Iraq.