Child Soldiers
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"You cannot be completely happy with all these wounds—both in your body and in your mind."
—15 year-old child soldier
In October of 2010 the Obama administration decided to leave countless kids stranded on some of the world's bloodiest battlegrounds. The administration stunned human rights groups by sidestepping a commitment to help countries curb the military exploitation of children. President Obama issued a presidential memorandum granting waivers from the Child Soldiers Prevention Act to four countries: Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Yemen. The memo instructed Secretary of State Hilary Clinton that it is in our "national interest" to continue extending military aid to those countries, despite their failure to comply with the rules Congress passed and George W. Bush signed in 2008.
While in Iraq and Afghanistan my son, a career soldier, was so heartbroken over the plight of the children. But the great Liberal Left so tolerant and loving knows best. Excuse me while I puke.
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