If America were Iraq...

What would it be like? So asks Juan Cole.

What would America look like if it were in Iraq's current situation? The population of the US is over 11 times that of Iraq, so a lot of statistics would have to be multiplied by that number.

Thus, violence killed 300 Iraqis last week, the equivalent proportionately of 3,300 Americans. What if 3,300 Americans had died in car bombings, grenade and rocket attacks, machine gun spray, and aerial bombardment in the last week?

There's more, but it's worth a read.

I had a package or two arrive for me today, but neither was our PowerBook. Dammit.