In all honesty, the attacks upon the innocent civilians of Syria is far different than what is occurring in Iraq. The long standing problems in Iraq are between ethnic groups and power players within the society. The government is not randomly killing its citizens as Assad is. So, there is comparison between the two. The cross border attack by Assad has to end.
...Iraq's conflict (click title to entry - thank you) has eased since its height in 2006-2007 when sectarian slaughter killed thousands. But Sunni Islamists and an al Qaeda affiliate still launch about one major attack a month in an effort to reignite tensions between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims following the U.S. military withdrawal in December.
The most serious of the bombings, blasts and shootings on Sunday happened near the city of Amara, 300 km (185 miles) south of Baghdad, when two car bombs exploded outside a Shi'ite shrine and a market place, killing at least 16 people, officials said.
"So far 16 corpses were brought to the hospital, and more than 100 people were wounded," said Sayid Hasanain, a local health official....
