So, the German government thinks that Syrian children are the appropriate people to be in "direct confrontation with Russia."

"If Germany joined the alliance, it would risk direct confrontation with Russia, which supports Assad."

That's a quote from this article:


  https://www.dw.com/en/germany-mulls-joining-us-led-airstrikes-in-syria-report/a-45424607


Perhaps the German government thinks it's better to allow Russia and Mr. Assad to slaughter as many people as possible, even without chemical weapons; more corpses in Syria means fewer refugees.