"They're not children in Iraq; they're grown-ups who made their own decision to join the military. That seems to be difficult for the left to grasp. Ever since America's all-adult, all-volunteer army went into Iraq, the anti-war crowd have made a sustained effort to characterize them as 'children'."

--—Mark Steyn

HeavyHanded says,"God bless 'em." And yes,indeed, these are not children; for many of these young adults have more wisdom and maturtity than those who refer to them as children.

For the record, HeavyHanded has a nephew in Iraq, in East Baghdad, a gunner sargent, and no - he is not a child.