I never really stopped to think about how the War on Terror and the War in Iraq really effected the civillian nationals. Do not get me wrong, I am not ignorant. I read the news about 7 times a day, but I guess I didnt realize how bad it really was. Then today I was reading on abcnews.com that 1 in 8 Iraqi children die before they reach the age of 5!
A lot of this has to do with the war - but a large part is due to the hell that Saddam Hussein put his people through. The country is utter and complete chaos. The people suffering the most though, are children.
I guess in a way its discouraging to see day after day the reports of the car bombings that happen every single day, or the air raids in Afghanistan , the suicide killings for the name of Allah - - I have to hope and pray that we are doing good over there and more damage. That means that I have to trust our government, but even more so God.
Because He is the Almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth. There is no way that I can know His plans. It is just hard at times - especially when you see a picture like this:
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thats so true...as much as I don't work with children much, I think i get the most emotional hearing about the terror that these kids are going through....not just what they're going through, but what they are being taught. I couldn't help but think as I was reading your post that these kids are learning how to fight violence with violence. It's something I've really been having a hard time dealing with lately...how we (the US or any country for that matter)ALWAYS will battle violence with more violence. Terror with more terror. And this is what kids are learning, here in the safety of the US and there in the hellish middle-east. I wonder when it will stop...
good pic by the way
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