Quote Originally Posted by Justiciar
Hits it on the nail. It is sickening when things like this happen, but it's sadly common, and as BP said, worse things have happened, are happening, and will happen.
Yes, many worse things happen, but we must never allow ourselves to become desensitised to the least suffering.

This incident is particularly poignant as it symbolises an attempt at the destruction of hope. Iraq needs all the hope it can get, and the courage of those who continued the events despite the killings should be saluted. It is they, not the men with guns of either side, who change the world.