If he's a contractor for the military he will have an armed escort when traveling.
And in case anyone forgot, the media is evil. They ONLY focus on the bad things, and they will NOT tell you about any of the good things going on ANYWHERE.
Somebody said it before, there are safe places in Iraq.
It IS a Sh!tty place, and I know I'm gonna hate it, again. But you gotta do what you gotta do.