Thursday, January 06, 2005
For the good of the children
Jack Dalton brings up a good point with his question:
What about the Children of Iraq? He points out that while it is great everyone is rallying forth to help the homeless and orphans from the Earthquake/Tsunami natural disaster...My question is simply this, where is the worlds concern for the tens of thousands of Iraq's children that have been so completely decimated by the U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq?
In the 12 years of U.S. sanctions on Iraq prior to the invasion, over 500,000 children died--as a direct result of those sanctions. Where was the care and concern of the world then? Where were the so-called “compassionate conservatives” of the U.S. then? Oops! Forgot for a moment, they are the ones supporting the Iraq war.
Currently in Iraq over 100,000 (and the number is growing rapidly) Iraqi's have been killed by U.S. bombs, "smart" bombs--that keep going to the wrong address and killing more children--and hand held weapons for up close and personal killing. It has been estimated that well over half of that number have been children.
The "collateral damage" the U.S. keeps referring to, that's the Iraqi children, in large part. Where is the compassion for them? Or is it that they deserve to die simply because they are the children of Iraq?...
What about the Children of Iraq? He points out that while it is great everyone is rallying forth to help the homeless and orphans from the Earthquake/Tsunami natural disaster...My question is simply this, where is the worlds concern for the tens of thousands of Iraq's children that have been so completely decimated by the U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq?
In the 12 years of U.S. sanctions on Iraq prior to the invasion, over 500,000 children died--as a direct result of those sanctions. Where was the care and concern of the world then? Where were the so-called “compassionate conservatives” of the U.S. then? Oops! Forgot for a moment, they are the ones supporting the Iraq war.
Currently in Iraq over 100,000 (and the number is growing rapidly) Iraqi's have been killed by U.S. bombs, "smart" bombs--that keep going to the wrong address and killing more children--and hand held weapons for up close and personal killing. It has been estimated that well over half of that number have been children.
The "collateral damage" the U.S. keeps referring to, that's the Iraqi children, in large part. Where is the compassion for them? Or is it that they deserve to die simply because they are the children of Iraq?...
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Yeah, it always seems to be the children who are forgotten in the chaos--war in Iraq, extreme poverty in Brazil, AIDs in Africa, gangs in LA. They are our future--and we treat them like leftovers.
Lets not forget the children here at home either. I have tremendous sympathy for those affected by the tsunami but I also have concern and caring for the children right here in this country who live in shelters or cars and go to bed hungry at night. I have said many times, we need to take care of our own before we volunteer to take care of the world.
I can't find an email link for you ladies, so I will ask here. Would you mind if I add you to my blogroll?
I came across your blog via wanda's "Words on a page". I am glad to see more and more caring people speak out against the injustices in the world. Please continue writing.
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