I don&#x27;t think it is, really. A 13 year old child is not going to understand what they are fighting for, doesn&#x27;t matter if they are from Syria or from US. We don&#x27;t let 13 year olds have sex because they don&#x27;t understand what they are doing, we don&#x27;t let them drink alcohol, smoke or drive for the same reason - but going to war is somehow laudable? The only reason why there&#x27;s &quot;respect&quot; in here is that he fought for the &quot;good&quot; side. If he fought for the &quot;bad&quot; side we would all be saying how horrible it was that they used children soldiers.