Reply #23: I understand your point but I also want to point out that

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it is not as if Iraq and what happens here does not take up a LARGE portion of the daily discussion here.

I have to say, that I think DUers as a group are VERY aware and VERY sympathetic to the plight of the Iraqi people.

The saddest part of all of this is that we here of people dying in Iraq EVERY DAY. We discuss it EVERY DAY, and work to try and end it EVERY DAY.
A fresh attack, in a different city and country is a novelty that is bound to attract more attention, at least initially. I disagree with a "moratorium" on other topics, but I do understand why it seems like it's a "bigger deal" than the ongoing (and no end in sight) horror show that is Iraq.

It's just sad all around.

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