When the extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) abducts boys from Friday prayers at mosques or indoctrinates children as young as 10 to become fighters or suicide bombers, there is little the United States can do.
But when recipients of U.S. military aid recruit children into their forces as soldiers, the United States has a lot of leverage. It is disappointing that the Obama administration has been reluctant to use it.
This week, U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to make his annual announcement about the issue, on whether he will waive sanctions on military foreign aid under U.S. law for any of the eight governments currently on the State Department's list for using child soldiers.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/28/opinions/becker-stohl-child-soldiers-military-aid/
Were we to be realistic about ourselves, we'd admit that we really don't give a damn if they use child soldiers. Isn't our motto "the ends justify the means"? And of course the ends are US hegemony and corporate profits.
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