‘The Wire’ creators turn their eyes to Iraq in ‘Generation Kill’

[img_assist|nid=6739|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc="Generation Kill" co-executive producers David Simon, left, and Ed Burns, right, confer with retired Marine Eric Kocher, on the set of HBO's new seven-part series that airs beginning Sunday. Photo by Paul Schiraldi courtesy of HBO|link=popup|align=left|width=248|height=200]WASHINGTON - David Simon sees the U.S. military the same way he sees the slums of West Baltimore - pieces of society abandoned by a public living behind gated communities or shopping at the mall.