Oh the suffering. Poor baby.

We should be pushing peace at whatever cost. Whatever is necessary to stop the bombing and violence.

and could not stop the tears that rolled down my cheeks.

This is horrific.

All of the children that have been killed and wounded in the conflicts is Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan.
It breaks my heart to see innocent people, especially children, wounded and killed for something they have no way to influence let alone understand.

As if he's simply in the waiting room of a pediatrician.

The reports of these wars have been sanitized and clinical. The inhumanity of these wars have been overshadowed by policy discussions and rationales.

than to face the horror of what is actually going on.

I have a granddaughter not much younger than him.
I look at that sweet innocent face and cannot help but weep for what he has endured in his short life.

And many of them were refugees from other parts of war-torn Europe. It's women and children who end up paying most dearly for war.

Even with the sophistication in warfare we have now compared to the 40's it is still the most innocent that suffer the most.

Inside Aleppo: stories from the besieged Syrian city

And even more for the countless nameless and faceless others affected by this violence.

always like this...has been, is now, will be....

a human face to tragedy is important

And, a human face to tragedy is very important too...

..but...so much war..?? with so much harm, pain, and death???

and negotiate a peace. This war has gone on long enough.

Not doubting you just curious.

War is hell, especially for the innocent.

But the definitive proof is here: https://www.rt.com/news/356502-russia-image-aleppo-boy/

Because if RT denies something on behalf of the RU gov't, you *KNOW* it's 100% true.

I hope that little boy and his family get the help they need and get to safety.