Kid Soldiers In Iraq

In the United States you probably see kids playing in the park or walking around the street but in Iraq that is only a dream. Kids in Iraq are being affected negatively by the war that is happening right now in Iraq. Besides being affected in their homes or physically, they are being affected mentally. They are learning from what they see, they become what is called kid soldiers. I am writing this essay so when people think of the war in Iraq they don’t just think of the soldiers that are fighting but are thinking of the kids that are being impacted by all this. This essay will explain how kids are being affected because of the war in Iraq; by losing their homes, by not getting the nutrients everyday, and by becoming kid soldiers.

There are lots of kids being impacted negatively by the war that is happening right now in Iraq, but what is causing all of this everyday for them. There are kids being left homeless because of what is taking place less than a block away from them. In a Humanium article it states that “A quarter of the Iraqi population lives under the poverty line.” Why are so many kids living to what is told to be below the poverty line, what is causing all of this? What’s causing most of the poverty is the violence that is taking place outside of their homes. Due to most bombs and gunshots that near their homes most families leave homes because of their fear of being bombed.
In an article by Child Victims Of War it states that “Seven percent of Iraq’s population suffers from hunger or food deprivation.” Since families make less than two bucks a day it is really hard to provide for the family. Child Victims of War says that “80% of Iraq’s food is now imported.” These kids and families have to wait to receive their food, this is hard to