Victims were chosen
Or taken out more or less at random
Air strikes were called in
Buildings were leveled
Rubble was searched
The dead and the nearly dead were carried
Hospitals were overwhelmed those that were left standing
Reports of casualties were issued
And accepted by some
But doubted by others
Aid was delivered in a pathetic trickle
An invading force was deployed
These events were inspired by a heinous crime
The perpetrators of which are thus held accountable
And peace and justice are thus restored