This article shows why the US army should leave
from Irak.Is it not enough suffering for this people?

This story highlights the unintended consequences of war. It is a story repeated throughout history for wars started in the name of all kinds of things, including "freedom". I don't think the American public has any idea of these unintended consequences especially since most have never been subjected to the worst kind of horrors that war brings. I offer a quote from one of the greatest minds of the world, Albert Einstein:
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
We have a lot of understanding to master.

The kids are always the most innocent victims of conflict, no matter where that conflict occurs. The Iraqi children are no different as their hopes for peace and hope for prosperity linger in their troubled minds. How do you explain to them that a relative was taken from their home, tortured, and then murdered, along with 20 other individuals. Well, the answer is easy, you try not to talk about it. You try to hide this ugly reality from them so not to dampen their "hope" for the future of their country. Unfortunately, their real future could be outside of Iraq; escape maybe the only hope they really have!

Truly amazing the strength of children. They see and hear so much and yet they manage to stand tall. Blessings to the children.

Reading this story, I can't help but wonder what the lives of these students, or the lives of their older brothers and sisters, were like five years ago, before the American invasion, when Saddam Hussein still ruled. We know that the political atmosphere was repressed, of course, and citizens weren't free to speak their minds against the government. But did the children live in constant fear for their lives? Did they witness death on a regular basis? Did they and their families have to endure long periods without electricity and other elements of the city's infrastructure? Are there any ways in which we can truthfully say their lives are better now? Does their future hold any more hope today than it did then? And most importantly, how many of these innocent children will grow to hate America for what it did to their country, and turn against us?

The price, as it is being paid by these children, by the citizens of Iraq, by our American soldiers, and by us, the American taxpayers, is far too high. What has been gained? Bush exacted his revenge and removed Saddam from power, but beyond that, how is Iraq better off? And how is the world better off? We can easily see the ways in which the world is worse.

We have sent men and women who will give their lives for the future of these children. They face brave men who will give their lives and are willing to give these children's live so they may go to a paradise equiped with virgins, running water, and probably frequent flyer miles. Both sides are proud of their dedications. A peace between these will not be easy.

hopeful story.I wish it is more common. I just lost a cousin with a car bomb in sammarra two weeks ago.it was detonated in front of her house. she was a wonderful person in her early forties and has been an accomplished member of the family.on the way to the cemetery there was another bomb that killed a poor gas man with his two children.these are daily happenings in Iraq. The people are living in panic.what price freedom?

it's sad, very sad, this is a peoples war of ethinic violence. let them have their civil war, we can't bring a backward country into the modern world

I read the pro-Bush responses here and am simply amazed. We started messing with the Arabs after WWII and haven't stopped yet. Our mideast foreign policy, driven largely by our weak domestic energy policy, has created the problems. Our CIA plotted and executed the toppling of Iran's president. We then installed a tyrant in his place, who persecuted the population. When overthrouwn himself, we installed the Shah back into power again. We then support Hussein, as he wages war with Iran. We then played one-off-the-other by arming both sides of the conflict. We played the same games throughout Central and South America, where we are now hated as well. We chose to inflict war on Iraq, twice, after first starving the population with sanctions. As Bob Woodward points out, we had no reasonable plan for the aftermath, which we are caught in right now. We created the cesspool... now we find ourselves in it up to our noses... and we wonder why. We sympathize with the plight of these students, but will do nothing on our end to end the cause of their suffering. In our righteous might, we will condemn them to years of our "help", where we can then congregate to sympathize with their plight, thinking of ourselves as compassionate humans. We are not compassionate. We are simply stupid, and violently mentally ill.

I can't seem to muster up any good feelings about the struggle of these children. I feel that if it were not for the misguided actions of my country, these children would not have such hard-ships to struggle against.

I mean, I thought we were fighting to stop Saddam from sending WMDs to the USA. We deposed Saddam to prevent him from supporting Al-Quieda, right? We invaded and killed 10s of Thousands of Iraqis because Saddam was about to get nuclear material and he was going to nuke the USA.

These were the reasons I was given for this invasion. We did not invaded to 'save the children'. That was a tertiary execuse used by an administration caught in a web of lies.

So sorry...I feel too much guilt for putting those children in this bad situation...to feel any pride or joy in their resiliancy.

Yes, this is true, we as Americans need to help those who we can. Myself I work here in Baghdad for 32 months, And I know daily what these people here encounter in their everyday lives. May God bless them and hope that one day there will be peace and unity for all.

Here is a quote from an Iraqi citizen who took part in a recent Poll.

"I'm not ungrateful that they took away Saddam Hussein," says Salam Ahmed, 30, a Shiite businessman. "But the job is done. Thank you very much. See you later. Bye-bye."

The majority of Iraqis in this Poll support the killing of American soldiers.
The majority of Iraqis in this poll favor a deadline for an American withdrawl.

It is easy to emphathize with these girls. Many on this Blog see them as a reason to stay in Iraq. If that is what you want then take your kid down to the recruiting office! My son-in-law made it back only 40 % disabled. We buried my Nephew's torso two aprils ago. The rest of him had to stay in that f**ked up sand box. Yep if you are all for it then DO SOMETHING for the war effort other than choking up over little iraqi girls and voting for incompetent leaders. Put your kid in the car, drive him to the recruiting depot and sign him up. The guys that have gone back three and four times could use a little support from real patriots like you.

BRING THEM HOME NOW AND IMPEACH THE IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Alex in Phoenix. The American Government is creating the horrible situations in Iraq. Before we went there those kids still had their family. We are not going to change the thinking of Iraqis and who do we think we are; our way is not the only way. Why aren't we in Africa if we want to save people. This war isn't about helping anyone, it is about oil and money. Our government doesn't care about the people there, they are collateral damage. I also think all of us "Americans" would be insurgents if another country came here to change the way we live.

I hear you, Gary Schear. I sympathize with your losses. If ony more Americans thought of war in terms of the human costs. Unfortunately, the propaganda machine spins on... and America is blind to your pain, and the pain we cause to the rest of the world. All we see is the "freedom" we dole out, not the bombs that deliver it. I have never been so ashamed of my country as I am right this moment, and that shame grows daily. There is something seriously wrong with our country... and most folks do not care to acknowledge it, let alone correct it. We truly live in the State of Denial.