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Eighty five dead today in Iraq Following three suicide attacks. But why is there no worldwide outcry? How many innocents have to die? As the death toll continues to mount It seems these deaths somehow do not count. Is it because they are "over there" That so many of us do not care? Have we not learned from what went before, When we could and should have done much more? Each life should be equally precious, If we think otherwise, shame on us
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Jun 9, 2016
Jun 9, 2016 at 6:34 AM UTC
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Eighty five dead today in Iraq Following three suicide attacks. But why is there no worldwide outcry? How many innocents have to die? As the death toll continues to mount It seems these deaths somehow do not count. Is it because they are "over there" That so many of us do not care? Have we not learned from what went before, When we could and should have done much more? Each life should be equally precious, If we think otherwise, shame on us
I saw a report of these deaths on the news and was surprised by my own reaction, or lack of of it. It made me wonder...
damian-murphy
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Jun 9, 2016
Jun 9, 2016 at 6:34 AM UTC
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