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Originally posted by sugar and spice
When you're looking at something like the Waco situation -- it took so long because they didn't want to injure anymore of the kids! If the American army had tried to free Iraq without harming any children, you can bet it would have taken a little bit longer.
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I watched Oprah yesterday...she covered the story of a young boy named Ali...the story was so sad I almost cried...
During the opening days of the Iraqi war, a stray American missile obliterated a civilian home outside Baghdad. Ali Ismail Abbas's family was asleep, and the boy thought it was a dream until he realized that both of his arms were missing. His parents were killed in the bombing, and Ali was covered with third-degree burns.
Ali is now living in London, where he lives with his friend Ahmed (who also lost a leg and a hand in a bombing). Ali has been fitted with artificial limbs, and he is learning English as well as playing soccer. To the world, he offers a simple message (above) of pursuing peace.
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