Two Mothers Are Sitting Together At An Outdoor Café In Baghdad...

**Mother 1**: [*pulls out picture from purse*] "This is my son Abdullah. He would have been 25 now, but, alas... he became a martyr."

**Mother 2**: "Ah, yes I remember when he lost his first tooth..."

[*sighs*]

**Mother 1**: [*pulls out another picture*] "This is my son Hussein. He would have been 22 now, but, alas... he became a martyr."

**Mother 2**: "Ah, yes. I remember when he took his first steps..."

[*deep sigh*]

**Mother 1**: [*pulls out yet another picture*] "This is my son Muhammed. He would have been 18 now, but, alas... he became a martyr."

**Mother 2**: "Ah, yes. I remember when he was born..."

[*deepest sigh*]

"You know, they blow up so fast!"