Using Pentagon statistics cross-checked with independent research, King said he came up with an annualized Iraqi civilian death rate of 27.51 per 100,000.
While that number sounds high astonishingly, the Iowa Republican discovered that it's significantly lower than a number of major American cities, including the nation's capital.
While that number sounds high astonishingly, the Iowa Republican discovered that it's significantly lower than a number of major American cities, including the nation's capital.
"It's 45 violent deaths per 100,000 in Washington, D.C.," King told Crowley.
Other American cities with higher violent civilian death rates than Iraq include:
Detroit 41.8 per 100,000
Baltimore 37.7 per 100,000
Atlanta 34.9 per 100,000
St. Louis 31.4 per 100,000
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