Straight Talk from Kids

...actual statements and questions from children, ages 11 through 16, in the days immediately preceding and immediately after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The poem is a few years old: the feelings expressed are not.

What if war breaks out

While we're at school?

Kids should know

What's going on.

While we're in school

Watch the TV in the commons

What's going on?

Try CNN.

Watch TV in the commons

You'll stay informed.

Try CNN

Every channel's exactly the same.

You'll stay informed.

Did you hear about the war?

Every channel's exactly the same

What's the latest?

Did you hear about the war?

Kids should know

What's the latest.

What if war breaks out?