My worry is that the photo was staged to add a little more fuel to the anti_Bush fire, as in....see what we've done to this poor little boy. I would say around 80%+ of all photos are staged. Staged or not, it is still incredibly powerful. That is the important part.
It is incredibly powerful. You and I see it as a boy honoring his fallen father. Others might not see it that way though. I really just don't want it to be used to advance the anti-war sentiment.