I agree. But why hasn't Obama addressed the 126 killings in Chicago since memorial day and 70 in Englewood? FYI, that's more deaths than in Iraq in the same time period (US soldiers), since he's such a promoter of community service and improvement?
Can you really compare the two?
Date Incident Civilian ISF Total
09/10/08 BAGHDAD - One civilian was killed and six people were wounded, including three policemen, when a roadside bomb exploded near a restaurant frequented by police in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police said. 1 0 1
09/10/08 BAGHDAD - The bodies of two men were found in different districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police said. 2 0 2
09/10/08 MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a Christian man near his house in eastern Mosul, police said. 1 0 1
09/09/08 DAQUQ - A roadside bomb killed a man and wounded two others when it exploded near their car in the town of Daquq... 1 0 1
09/09/08 KUT - Gunmen killed a man in a drive-by shooting in western Kut, 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said. 1 0 1
09/09/08 MOSUL - Gunmen killed an official from a local aid agency in his office in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. 1 0 1
09/09/08 MOSUL - Militants shot dead an off-duty policeman outside his house in eastern Mosul, police said. 0 1 1
09/09/08 MOSUL - Police found the body of a man with gunshot wounds in western Mosul, police said. 1 0 1
09/09/08 MUSSAYAB (near) - Gunmen killed one person and wounded another in a drive-by shooting near Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. 1 0 1
09/09/08 SUWAYRA (NEAR) - Gunmen killed a man in a drive-by shooting near Suwayra, 50 km (30 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said. 1 0 1
09/08/08 BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded two others including a policeman when it targeted a police patrol in Karrada district, central Baghdad, police said. 1 0 1
09/08/08 BAQUBA (near) - A roadside bomb killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded four others when it struck their patrol just south of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said. 0 2 2
09/08/08 MOSUL - A body of a policeman was found shot dead in central Mosul, police said. 0 1 1
09/08/08 MOSUL - A parked car bomb killed one policeman and wounded four civilians in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. 0 1 1
09/08/08 MOSUL - Gunmen killed an Iraqi army officer in a drive-by shooting just outside a mosque in northern Mosul, police said. 0 1 1
09/08/08 MOSUL - Police recovered bodies of two children and one woman from the debris of an explosion on Sunday, after militants accidentally set off a bomb while trying to plant it in a car in southeastern Mosul, police said. 3 0 3
09/08/08 TIKRIT - A roadside bomb killed two policemen and wounded another when it struck their patrol in central Tikrit on Sunday, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. 0 2 2