A few hundred years ago one side would attack the other in battle by putting their most disposable, least trained troops in the front lines. Those troops would charge into cannon fire or musket lines and be mowed down; hence those disposable troops were called “cannon fodder.” The reason for the deaths is the better troops can advance before the other side could reload and win the battle.

Iran sent kids and old men into the minefields in front of the Iraqi Army. They stepped on mines, were blown apart by artillery, and were mowed down by machine guns and rifle fire. They shot up their ammunition and shells and had to retreat before the Iranian guards got to them. The kids and old men were disposable “cannon fodder.”

Reopening schools and running them like last year makes the kids “cannon fodder” because the administration has said we have to get the kids back in school so the parents can go back to work. This might help the economy which, in turn, might get Trump re-elected. This means Trump is using the kids as “cannon fodder” as a chance to get re-elected.