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Title: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: 240 is Back on November 15, 2006, 12:22:12 AM
FACT CHECK: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia

NY Post
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
 
In a post this morning, Wizbang blogger Alexander K. McClure compared the homicide rate in Philadelphia to the situation in Iraq:

Without looking at the URL or the headline at the top, try to figure out which city this is. Each red dot represents a murder in the past year. Isn’t that a quagmire? Isn’t it time to consider pulling out?

The city McClure pointed to is Philadelphia. It had 337 homicides between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2006.

In Baghdad, the Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index estimates that 5,320 people are killed a month, meaning there were 53,200 murders between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2006. (Brookings notes this number may be “too low since many murder victims are never taken to the morgue, but buried quickly and privately and therefore never recorded in official tallies.”)

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has also tried to claim that living in Washington, DC, is as dangerous as living in Iraq. Comparing the murder rate in any U.S. city with the situation in Baghdad only underscores how out-of-touch some conservatives are from the real situation on the ground in Iraq.
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: Al-Gebra on November 15, 2006, 12:23:26 AM


the sun rises in the east.

Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: Nordic Superman on November 15, 2006, 12:45:55 AM
Wow, THIS isn't a a suprise! I'm in shocl! :o
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: JasonH on November 15, 2006, 05:47:25 AM
So why are they comparing Baghdad to Philadelphia? Isn't there just a tiny bit of a difference?
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: pumpster on November 15, 2006, 06:28:45 AM
Philly's just about as depressing a place to live IMO. ;D

Especially Camden, outside of Philly.
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: Eric15210 on November 15, 2006, 06:38:27 AM
Baghdad will win a title before Philly  ;D
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: blinky on November 15, 2006, 02:20:16 PM
your posting this like your surprised or something
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: Camel Jockey on November 15, 2006, 06:23:15 PM
fuckin insane numbers  :-X
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: body88 on November 15, 2006, 06:25:41 PM
The only difference is Philly does not have a war going on in it. These numbers are pointless. If you posted this when US troops where out of Iraq and not fighting a war you would have a point. I hate Bush. But I do not get the point of this stat?
Title: Re: Baghdad Murder Rate Is 160 Times Greater Than Philadelphia
Post by: Camel Jockey on November 15, 2006, 06:26:54 PM
Quote from: body88 on November 15, 2006, 06:25:41 PM
The only difference is Philly does not have a war going on in it. These numbers are pointless. If you posted this when US troops where out of Iraq and not fighting a war you would have a point. I hate Bush. But I do not get the point of this stat?

I want a philly cheese steak yum  ;D

That's what this thread reminded me of.