Help is on the way for Youssif

[DemKR]

Source: CNN

"Few stories have touched CNN.com users like that of 5-year-old Youssif, an Iraqi boy set on fire by masked men. A U.S. burns center has offered to pay for all his medical expenses. When told of the news, the boy ran through his house in joy: "Daddy, am I really going to get on a plane?!"

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/23/iraq.boyfolo/index.html

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I am in full support this and I think this is great. But what about free health care for AMERICANS???????

[liberalmuse]

1. Sweet. Black Ops, once again in their hoodies, torch an Iraqi child...

and Bush gets another heartwarming, anecdotal story from his war. Does anyone else think this stinks?

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. How do you know it was Black Ops?

I only hope that there will be more physicians around the world willing to help other damaged and mamed Iraqi children.

This is a wonderful thing for this child. I hope he and any of his family who will accompany him to the US, do get here, and that nothing else happens to not alter this child's life for the better.

[proReality]

3. That poor baby!

I'm happy to hear he's being helped, but what about all the rest of the burned and otherwise maimed children we've created with this senseless and disgusting war?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I agree...

How can one be chosen from scores of others? At least they're letting the poor kid's family come, too.