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From Check Point Baghdad Newsweek Magazine

Some Iraqis are puzzled by these extreme reactions. "My mother was so touched [by the Virginia Tech shooting] that I could swear she shed a tear when we saw this on the news. I think it makes Iraqis sad to see such brutal acts anywhere in the world. I can't even imagine that someone would find this a payback for the American people," says Thair Sami, a 36-year-old dentist. "It's sad that people even in a place like the United States can't find a way other than violence to solve problems. Which actually makes me very pessimistic. If this is how people solve their problems in the U.S. then so much for the national reconciliation in Iraq."