Boy, those kids are so terrorized they don't even know how to look scared! Did your friend's son hypnotize them? ;)
I so admire the U S serviceman who are attempting to rebuild Iraq and befriend the Iraqi people and their young, but lets face it, the purpose of our armed forces is to defend this country not to build roads, hospitals and make friends with the children in a hostile country. We need to leave that place ASAP and NEVER send our troops anywhere except in defense of this country. If we are attacked, we respond. We destroy and obliterate those who attack us and then we LEAVE them to their woes.