Study: Geography Greek to young Americans

WASHINGTON (CNN) — After more than three years of combat and nearly 2,400 U.S. military deaths in Iraq, nearly two-thirds of Americans aged 18 to 24 still cannot find Iraq on a map, a study released Tuesday showed.

Is the this a byproduct of the crack epidemic of the 80’s? These kids were born between ‘82 and ‘88 — prime crack time on the east coast. I also liked this one:

Thirty percent thought the most heavily fortified border was between the United States and Mexico.

Hmm. That makes an informed discussion about immigration a bit more difficult, doesn’t it?

(CNN.)