This would be high-larious if the subject wasn’t so serious and Street so addle-brained. The Philadelphia Mayor says murders are up in his city because of Iraq:

Mayor Street said yesterday that the Iraq war is a contributing factor in the frustrating increase in gun violence and homicides on the streets of the city.
Speaking to the Daily News editorial board, Street said the daily dose of violence streaming back in news reports from the Iraqi battlefields has changed attitudes in the city.
“I believe the fact that we are a country at war has something to do with the attitude of people in the streets. Let me tell you, it’s not just this city. I have seen it everywhere and I’ve talked to people a lot about it,” Street said.
“We are a country that is becoming less and less civil. We are a place where people will pull out a gun and shoot it at the drop of a hat,” he said.