In a show of dramatic incaution

“Of course, as many people have pointed out, there were scores of images of dead and injured Syrian children well before this chemical attack — like the photo of young Aylan Kurdi laying face down on a beach and Omran Daqneesh, covered in dust and blood after being pulled from the rubble of an airstrike — but instead of being compelled to act in their favor then, Trump took measures to ban them from coming to the United States in search of safety.”

 

People Are Pointing Out Trump’s Hypocrisy In Bombing Syria Instead Of Accepting Its Refugees
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Graphic by Rafael Barker

 


 

In a show of dramatic incaution,
He’s suddenly full of emotion
For children who die,
Though he’s turned a blind eye
To small refugees drowned in the ocean.

© 2017 Colleen Anderson