Look at the stats he posted.
1. New York City - 1990; 30.7 (2,245 murders; population 7,322,000)
2. Washington, DC - 1991; 83.1 (482 murders; population 598,000 [1])
3. Gary, IN - 2005; 58.0
4. Detroit, MI - 1991; roughly 60
5. Compton, CA - 2005; 67.1
6. New Orleans, LA - 2006; 67.5 (154 murders; population 228,000 [2])
7. New Orleans, LA - 2004; 59.6 (275 murders; population 461,115 [3])
8. New Orleans, LA - 2003; 57.7
9. Atlanta, GA - 1973; 57.7 (271 murders; population 470,000 [1])
10. E. St. Louis, IL - 2004; 63.4
Assuming your numbers are accurate, the 2005 murder rate in the US was 4.95 per 100,000, which I believe has been relatively steady since the late 1990s. I'd say each example above exceeds that number times 11, with the exception of 1990 NY.
The numbers are not accurate either for NYC or Iraq. New York had 547 murders through December 24. See the following link regarding this issue: http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iraq/articles/20070103.aspx
The article posted doesn't pass the laugh test. Even in high-crime U.S. cities, police armed with a .38 or 9MM and a shotgun patrol in squad cars, sometimes individually. In Iraq, American troops patrol in full combat dress, backed by Bradley Fighting Vehicles or armored Humvees. In addition to the Bradleys, they're equipped with SAWs or other crew-served weapons,M16s, Apache gunships overhead and fixed air on call. If Iraq was safer than Gary, Indiana, cops would be patrolling in sedans. In the worst four days of the year, Iraq has more deaths due to political violence that New York City has all year.