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Talking to Kids ABout War by: John Philip Jackman A few days ago, my 8 year old daughter asked my wife “What state is Iraq?” My wife explained that Iraq is not a state, but another country. This led to a number of other questions: “Why are they fighting?” “Why is Saddam Hussein bad?” And finally, in a very round-about way, she came to the real question: “Are we safe?” Unless you live in a sealed vacuum, your children know there’s a war on. The war is everywhere. Just as with the news coverage of the terrorist attacks of 9/'11
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