I must say that this comparison isnīt quite fair. In Iraq there must be a huge number of lesser crimes which are not recorded because of the situation. I believe (guess) that most of the aggravated assaults are recorded in the USA while I wouldīt be so sure whether itīs done in Iraq, and then we got a lot of lesser violence which probably isnīt recorded at any significant level in Iraq while those crimes have rather good chances to go public in USA.
In my opinion better comparison could be made between Iraq and South Africa or Columbia.
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