US Troops, How Many Children Did You Kill Today?

I read today at Al-Jazeera web site That two children died in a Baghdad battle yesterday. The kids were no older than 12 years old.

I quote this from Al-Jazeera news story:

The statement said soldiers on the western side of the

Tigris had engaged two armed men trying to smuggle weapons across the river by boat.

The men fled to the eastern side, where they were joined by three other gunmen, the military said.

Ok, in the Al Jazeera news story I read that a Reuters photographer, witnessed that incident, said that he saw about 30 US soldiers and several Stryker armoured vehicles, backed up by two helicopters, on the western side of the river.

Oh Allah, 30 US soldiers, several armoured vehicles and two helicopters to fight 5 men? “”"Is that enough?”"”

Sorry, I know the situation is too serious to include sarcasm but I couldn`t help it.

A US military spokesman said:

“We are looking into the circumstances of what caused the incident,” and said it was unclear if the children had been hurt from gunfire or shrapnel from any explosion.

 Who cares?

So, what about these dead children? Of course they will be forgotten and America will consider them a price for a free and stable Iraq. cut the nonsense.

If one American child is wounded, the whole world will stand up and wars will be launched for revenge. But the blood of our children is so cheap. I am going to say no more. Think carefully about this:

What if one of these two children was yours?