That must mean some areas of major U.S. cities are as dangerous as el Anbar province, and most of Iraq must be fairly pacific and resemble the quiet residental suburbs of our cities. That analysis is in keeping with our experience in Washington D.C. visiting our son. Several times we were told, "You don't walk that direction". We asked the people at AAA about a couple hotels closer to his base that had really good prices and were told, "We never recommend that location". The place we did stay at had the counter completely surrounded by bullet proof glass. We followed his directions about where to go and what to avoid. I do wish someone was a subcriber to New York Sun and could post the entire article, so I could get some idea of their information sources. I went to Rep. Steve King's website to see if I could find information there, but either he did not have anything posted or I clicked into the wrong areas.
My brother is stationed near D.C. also, but now lives in Maryland. I think he tries to steer clear of the worst parts.