the dofference is clear
the actions that caused this childs death{she did not survive by the way} were a deliberate attack using a car bomb . the people in the village even acknowledge this and hat the insurgents because they deliberately waited until the children were around. they could have waited until the americans were farther down the road and easily done the same. The intent is the actions of the terrorist . THEY want all who do not follow them dead. PERIOD. Every man, women and child.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/233/3...in%20Mosul.jpg
Michael Yon is an embedded reporter with the Stryker Brigade troops and took this photo.Here is HIS account and he was there;
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Major Mark Bieger found this little girl after the car bomb that attacked our guys while kids were crowding around. The soldiers here have been angry and sad for two days. They are angry because the terrorists could just as easily have waited a block or two and attacked the patrol away from the kids. Instead, the suicide bomber drove his car and hit the Stryker when about twenty children were jumping up and down and waving at the soldiers. Major Bieger, I had seen him help rescue some of our guys a week earlier during another big attack, took some of our soldiers and rushed this little girl to our hospital. He wanted her to have American surgeons and not to go to the Iraqi hospital. She didn't make it. I snapped this picture when Major Bieger ran to take her away. He kept stopping to talk with her and hug her.
The soldiers went back to that neighborhood the next day to ask what they could do. The people were very warming and welcomed us into their homes, and many kids were actually running up to say hello and to ask soldiers to shake hands.
Eventually, some insurgents must have realized we were back and started shooting at us. The American soldiers and Iraqi police started engaging the enemy and there was a running gun battle. I saw at least one IP who was shot, but he looked okay and actually smiled at me despite the big bullet hole in his leg. I smiled back.
One thing seems certain; the people in that neighborhood share our feelings about the terrorists. We are going to go back there, and if any terrorists come out, the soldiers hope to find them. Everybody is still very angry that the insurgents attacked us when the kids were around. Their day will come.
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Another tribute;
http://www.pardonmyenglish.com/archi...or_coun_1.html
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(from Lucius Annaeus Seneca, "the Younger," circa 4 BC-65 AD
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