PrintFebruary 12, 2007
The Real Children of War
Sending children off to fight a war is despicable. Almost equally despicable is the way some on the left exploit the human emotions around this topic to manipulate public opinion. Actually, real children are being sent off to real wars. A conference sponsored by UNICEF was held just last week. Its purpose? To stop the military recruitment of children as soldiers (children in this case being anyone under 18). According to Amnesty International, Children are recruited because they are perceived as cheap and expendable, easily brutalized into fearless killing and unquestioning obedience. Child soldiers are often chosen for the most dangerous assignments or forced to participate in appalling human rights abuses, sometimes against their own families or communities. Children are also forced to carry ammunition, find and prepare food or perform other non-combat roles.The statistics are frightening: a quarter of a million children worldwide are forced or otherwise coerced into...(Read Full Article)
