[Kid Shelleen]

I like the author but it is a stretch to compare the Iraq War with WWI, the Civil War and WWII. The mayor is a buffoon..

[Thrownatbirth]

That's from your "Vietnam Created Charles Manson" page in the playbook. I'm less than astonished.

[volunbeer]

I work with a guy who was in law enforcement in Philly up unti a couple of years ago.

I think there are many more factors that were present well before the war in Iraq such as -

crack
gangs
single mom welfare villages
gangsta rap mentality among youth
a joke of a juvenile justice system
public housing (lets put all of the above into a small area)

I would also bet there are now more men between the ages of 16-24.

The mayor should put the blame on himself and others who support the welfare state.