Thousand yard stare.

[rug]

SYRIA, Douma : A wounded Syrian girl looks on at a make shift hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces on August 22, 2015. At least 20 civilians and wounded or trapped 200 in Douma, a monitoring group said, just six days after regime air strikes killed more than 100 people and sparked international condemnation of one of the bloodiest government attacks in Syria’s war. AFP PHOTO / ABD DOUMANY

#?SpeakUp4SyrianChildren #Douma_extermi

http://speakup4syrianchildren.tumblr.com/post/127339356184/afp-photo-syria-douma-a-wounded-syrian-girl

[Mnemosyne]

1. My heart breaks for these innocents. Poor little kid... nt

[tblue]

10. Oh yeah. Me too.

Feel so helpless. That poor baby!

[Mnemosyne]

13. Helpless is it. I only look at these posts so I never forget though it is heart-shattering. nt

[lpbk2713]

2. Some times I feel so damn helpless.

Her world is obviously shattered and there is nothing I can do.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. It is beyond horrible what is happening to these displaced people...

I do not know how they can survive in such conditions.

I am helpless, and angry.

[Fawke Em]

4. She doesn't have a thousand yard stare!!

She's confused why anyone is taking her picture.

I think she's beautiful, but she's not "out there." She's wonderfully "there" and will grow up to change it.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. We used to say that during Vietnam....

Every generation produces assholes and they always end up running shit.

[Fawke Em]

8. I know.

I'm 45. I was born and saved by Daddy from Vietnam, but not really. All his friends...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. I lost an older cousin over there....

He was drafted. This was in Michigan and the Canadian border was really tempting. Just a two hour drive. My grandfather was a WWII Vet who landed at Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He talked my cousin into going to fight for his country.

My uncle never forgave him.

[magical thyme]

12. maybe she'll grow up, and maybe

she won't live that long.

[Le Taz Hot]

5. REALLY need to put a warning on these type of photos.

Not everyone can take them.

[TahitiNut]

7. Looks eerily familiar.

[Enthusiast]

9. The US military is keeping us safe and free!