The city of Philadelphia (population 1.5 million) has had 200 murders in 2007.
The country of Iraq (population 27.5 million) has seen less than 600 U.S. soldiers killed during the same time frame.
2007-06-29 08:35:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The killing in Philadelphia is out of control. Should the police redeploy or pull out of the city? That's the logic the Democrats are using in Iraq.
2007-06-29 08:37:48 · update #1
If Philadelphia's population was as large as Iraq's, Philly would have had over 3,600 murders this year.
2007-06-29 08:44:37 · update #2
Your arguement is funny. I wouldn't live in Phili for the world and the pullout statement is really good! haha
2007-06-29 08:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Aaron 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why pick on Philadelphia? Why not Detroit? LA?? Oakland???
Your logic may be okay, but the solution sets are certainly flawed.
The soldiers are not helping anything in Iraq, and the police aren't helping anything in Philadelphia, so the deployment, redeployment, pullback, whatever, of same will make no difference whatsoever.
Both places need a focused effort by people who care and wield the power to effect positive change. Neither will get that in the near future, especially if shallow, linear thinking is used for complex, people-caused situations.
2007-06-29 08:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You asked if the police should "pull out" of Philly and that it's the same logic that Democrats are using for "pulling out" of Iraq. There's one big HUGE difference there. The police in Philly are residents of Philly. The people in the city pay taxes to hire policemen to patrol the streets. It's all our own country. Iraq is a foreign land. Why should our young people be killed over in some foreign land? We're certainly not helping the situation over there.
2007-06-29 09:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by cynthiajean222 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be 600 soldiers killed out of a population of 150,000 soldiers, not a 27.5 million population. So it is at least 30 times safer to live in Philadelphia.
You really can't be that stupid, although it looks like the other answers are.
2007-06-30 06:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Safer in Iraq, I have lived in Philly to and the current administration there is not helping get the police what they need.
2007-06-29 08:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hahaha, that's a good one. And, it is good logic. There are innocent people in Iraq that don't deserve to be left behind, yet the democrats want to do that.
All the dems think we should leave, yet, if they talked to the troops, they would actually figure out that a lot want to stay there and bring democracy to the region.
2007-06-29 08:43:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonnnn24424 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL.....that is super funny(democrate comment) .....Yes, the statistics show that more people die in car crashes everyday then soldiers do in Iraq....Now dont get my wrong....I support the troops all the way and want them all to be safe and know that they have a tough job....but these statistics are what the democrates are hiding!
2007-06-29 08:41:32 · answer #7 · answered by tll 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cant really figure out the flaw in ur argument but sth tells me its a big FALLACY!.
2007-06-29 08:41:17 · answer #8 · answered by Funk-Ski Biznez Man 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh please! That's the most convoluted logic I've heard in a very long time!
2007-06-29 08:39:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋