GOP Rep: Iraq Is As "Under Control" As "Detroit Or Chicago"

Associated Press March 22, 2007 04:07 PM

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, is drawing criticism for a comparison he made during a radio show interview in which he said much of Iraq is no more dangerous than Detroit.

The first-term congressman, whose 7th District includes western and northern Washtenaw County, made the remarks Monday during an interview with WILS-AM in Lansing.

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