Gayle Lemmon : Nations have tried to secure Syria 's chemical weapons but not to help children . Lemmon : Children suffer from starvation and polio , killed by airstrikes and bombs . The war in Syria between the government of Bashar al-Assad and forces opposed to him has ground on for more than two years and claims new victims each day . The United States has been bombing ISIS targets in Iraq for months now. Children pay the price , she says . The world has turned its back on them .
Gayle Lemmon : Nations have tried to secure Syria 's chemical weapons but not to help children . Lemmon : Children suffer from starvation and polio , killed by airstrikes and bombs . The United States has been bombing ISIS targets in Iraq for months now. Children pay the price , she says . The world has turned its back on them .