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That is a fallacy of logic. You can't combine the two issues like that. Iraq War is one thing......Starving and dehydrating a brain damaged woman in a hospital is another!!!

This is my point. For certain people out there, these are both moral issues. Obviously not for most people here, but that's why I made the analogy. You can't say that it's alright for a 10-yr-old to make his own moral choice and act on it for one viewpoint, but not another because you happen to disagree with one of the viewpoints. My point is that a 10-yr-old isn't really capable of making these decision - he is parroting his parents views. Now since many here happen to agree with the parents, they are cutting them slack for allowing their child to be used in this way. But it's a different story when they don't agree with the political message.

Since I don't know the mindset of the child and his position on the war, I'm unable to comment on that.

For sake of debate however, if this child felt moved to protest the Iraq war, then so be it. We all have that right, even a 10 year old.

I'm sure he did hear his parents discuss this death watch. Great. His parents taught this boy to pay attention to society changing issues that are simply wrong. Wrong not because of "politics", but wrong because of life being taken for no reason other than "politics".

The war is much more than politics. Millions now have an opportunity to be free. That is a noble cause and certainly worthy of the effort.

The only reason to protest against Iraq is all selfish reasons. I have yet to hear one valid non-selfish reason not to be there.

All of us will die, yet only a few will die with honor while attempting to free a whole society...or even 1 person. That is a true hero and may God Bless them all.