23 Children Killed

New York Times reports about the latest killings in Iraq.

Three car bombs exploded in front of Iraqi police stations in the southern city of Basra this morning, killing 68 people and wounding 98, the governor of Basra, Waei Abdul Latif, said. The toll included 23 schoolchildren and 9 police officers.

Mr. Latif said he believed the attacks were the work of an alliance between Al Qaeda and extremists in Iraq. He said that the attacks were simultaneous.

"The attacks have the hallmark of al Qaeda," he told reporters in Basra, adding that he expected more violence as the June 30 date for the handover of sovereignty in Iraq nears.
Samir Sumaitey, the Iraqi interior minister, condemned the killings at a news conference in Baghdad.

"The terrorists want to lead Iraq down the path of darkness and chaos," he said. "The Iraqi government condemns this and is determined to find these people and bring them to justice and bring an end to this cancer that is invading the body of Iraq.

"Every child that has been lost represents the future of Iraq."

I wonder what the majority of Iraqis think about this. Who do they blame? What do they want to have happen? Do they blame America for the death of their children? Should they? I wonder how many Iraqis sympathize with Al Qaeda. If they do, will they still sympathize after the death of children today?