The Effects of War on Iraqi Children

Borrowed from God’s Politics:

Iraqi children. Trauma severe for Iraqi children – “About 70% of primary school students in a Baghdad neighborhood suffer symptoms of trauma-related stress such as bed-wetting or stuttering, according to a survey by the Iraqi Ministry of Health.” Iraqis fear war’s long-term cost to kids – “Iraqi psychiatrists worry about the long-term consequences of a generation that has been constantly exposed to explosions, gunfights, kidnappings and sectarian murders.”