We were not saying that the children are wimps for having PTSD, but that some schools of psychiatry would turn them into blubbering victims filled with self-pity...in the name of counseling.
When times get rough, there is a natural God-given ability for a society to adjust and become tougher, with the next generations ready to fight back against evil. Lately we are told by schools, government, and the purveyors of psycho-babble that we must never hit back, that all war is bad, and that passivity in the face of aggression is the proper way to behave. Just look at the portrayal of the "Jenin Massacre (c)CNNAOLTIMEWARNERABCCBSNBCADNAUSEUM".