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Old 03-23-2016, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Lin View Post
I think, more to the point - where was the international outrage/sadness/solidarity about a month ago when 70 people were killed and another 100 "wounded" in twin Baghdad suicide bombings? I'm not trying to detract from the seriousness of what just happened in Belgium, but this was my initial thought when I heard the news this morning.
Probably because Iraq is still a war zone. Folks aren't as shocked by violence in a war zone as they are when violence on the scale that occurred yesterday in Belgium happens in an otherwise peaceful area.
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