U.S. Consulate or Maximum Security Prison?

In June 2003, the United States built a new consulate in Istanbul, about twelve miles away from the center of the city. This extremely well guarded facility was built on a solid rock hill to make it harder for any terrorists to get inside. If the terrorists somehow made it up this hill without getting shot by the many guards that surround the building, they will find it very difficult to climb up the bomb/earthquake proof walls that were designed to be hard to climb. All the windows and doors in the facility are bullet proof as well. In fact, this U.S. consulate is so well guarded, even birds don't fly over it. As Friedman said in his book, "One of the terrorists captured after the attack (on the U.S. consulate) reportedly told Turkish police that his group wanted to blow up the new U.S. consulate, but when they checked out the facility in Istinye, they found it impregnable." Although this Consulate is more like a maximum security prison, many U.S. diplomats are alive today thanks to the amount of security.