[DeSoto]

This is indeed a sad picture. I reacted to it strongly when it first came out last spring. The story at the time was that the man was taken prisoner and was made to wear the head covering to curb inter-communication between prisoners. The boy was allowed to stay with his father until other relatives could be found.

This picture is a strong reminder to all of us parents, that our actions are not our own, that our children must pay for our decisions, mistakes, and behavior. I couldn't care less about the fate of the man, but the 4 year old child is innocent and is in emotional pain. Anyone who is insensitive to that pain must not be able to remember what being a child was like, or can't relate to being a parent of small children.

The situation depicted in this photo illustrates another aspect of the ravages of war. War isn't just blood, guts, and death; it is the children of those who were killed on 9/11 as well as this little boy and others who feel the same pain regardless of where they are.

War may be necessary, and I fully support the WOT, but it has innocent victims on both sides. This picture should win an award as it forcefully reiterates that point to all of us.

[Luis Gonzalez]

It's a daddy comforting his son, isn't it?

That's all it is.

It isn't a political image, it's an intrusion into a touching, chaotic scene, and it's sad.

It shows the impact of war and on otherwise normal people, and it shows that parents love their kids, and kids love their parents when all else falls apart around them.

I hope and pray they both survived their ordeal, and that they are together today.

And I hope and pray that me and my kids are never the subject of such a picture.

[dts32041]

So if I don't have any children, I don't have to worry about them?

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

That was better than the picture. 10,000 for you!

[Carolinamom]

RE #24. Well said.