Buzz Kill

The picture of this little girl, wounded in Iraq, came from Rosie O'Donnell's website. Now, I realize that it's kind of a buzz kill, especially for those who come to Ham Salad for the unrelenting joy to be found here normally. The problem is, we see so few images from this war that make it real and specific. There is nothing that could do a better job than this picture. Like most of the citizens of Iraq, she had nothing to do with the beginning of the this war. I sometimes think those who were so zealous to show Al-Quaida we mean business forget that it's people like this little girl who pay the heaviest price.