Obama's Chicago vs. America

As we know, Chicago is now the murder capitol of the country. VDH makes a passing reference to this in his column on America Compared to What?:

Fourth, the war in Iraq is no longer even a war in a traditional sense. Four times as many Americans were murdered just in the city of Chicago at peace in July than all those Americans who were killed in Iraq at war in the same period. The cost of deploying American troops in Iraq is nearing the expense to station them elsewhere abroad. As Iraqis continue to take over additional provinces, the American presence will further shrink.

So Barack--maybe you should have shown some kind of real profile in courage at home rather than jetting around the country making speeches congratulating yourself.