Argumentative Essay: Are Child Soldiers Right Or Wrong?

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War spreads. Violence struck. Then chaos. Peacekeepers. Traitors. Buildings destroyed. Entire countries. Soldiers accused. More importantly, child soldiers. Being proven guilty for the supposed crimes they committed. Others for who they’re related to, for what citizens fear they could do or become. Sent to prison, punished for their actions. But what if they were sent behind bars for something that they hadn’t committed? The real problem, who is to trust; who is to blame; which is right and wrong? Child soldiers should not be given amnesty, for the things they have either done or strive to do, for who they are associated with, and what they know. Some that come from Middle Eastern countries - Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and others - could be related to famous terrorists, known for their radical religious acts and spreading terror. Others for their own dangers, such as being happy to kill …show more content…
Some choose to take such risks, others forced by the military. These child soldiers all have a duty - a will to fight to the end, no matter the cost. Youths of America might think it’s not so bad to fight in a war, it’s like playing a game. Just a little blood is all, right? Wrong. And even worse, some of those child soldiers will literally do anything to win, even if it means allegedly killing and murdering.
Extreme religious soldiers, Such as an Islamic youth named Omar Khadr, “threw a grenade that killed US Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer and wounded others.” (Prasow, 2010, pg. 1) He was charged for murder and terrorism, tried and proved guilty, and sentenced to 8 years of prison. This occurred July 27, 2002, in Afghanistan during an intense firefight, and Khadr was blamed for siding with Afghanistan, which is unlikely to be true. It was discovered that Khadr was a jihadi extremist, memorizing the ancient texts of the
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