Saving the Children?

Who is saving th children? Again, we get a glimpse of hell, when we read about kids in war-torn countries, or where there is famine or political unrest, and the humanitarian aid workers who trade food for sex. These kids are growing up associating the word "humanitarian" with one who abuses, someone to fear.

Save the Children is calling for a global watch dog, for some group to overlook these aid associations. This is a positive step, but it should not be like buying an umbrella and not worrying about the rain. There also needs to be some backstepping to assist those children and families who have been abused and exploited for years, but I hate to think of yet another group going in with the intent to aid and then further abusing. I'm pessimistic, yes. But, in the case of child abuse, I think that dewy eyes and idealism are out of place because we (meaning all of those people who are living without war in our backyards, famine, and political unrest) need to see the hell, the dirt, and inhumanity of what it must be like to be hurt by people who are supposed to help.