Schoolgirls

Shajareh Tayebeh Primary School

The students are all girls ages 7 to 12.

The first attack comes about 10:00 a.m.

The second comes shortly thereafter

as first responders, those who’ve survived,

and others nearby rush to try to help—

a deliberate tactic called “double tap”

designed to inflict maximum carnage.

One graphic photo shows a child’s

severed arm, another a bloody backpack.

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This is what passes for foreign policy.

This is how we defend our nation.

This is what our taxes are buying.

This is what Congress refuses to stop.

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This is what the world sees of us.

Take a good look.

This is what we are.