Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine
Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine
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Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine
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Military Industrial Complex is thanking Biden for his peacekeeping efforts.
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Not sure if they have them in the USA but I feel like things like this should be free votes rather than across party lines. It's a conscience thing more than anything. I personally think by using them you're just escalating things and it very well could end up causing more harm than good.
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The potential victims of the unexploded ordnance are the people using them. Their usage is also being arduously tracked. Bit different than throw a bunch of cluster bombs at villages.
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I don't really understand why the US is even considering giving Ukraine cluster bombs. They are banned in a lot of countries for a reason and Russia was rightly criticized for using them.
Think of the poor cluster bomb manufacturers. How will they maximize shareholder value if nobody uses their widely banned weapons that mostly kill civilians?
Oh really, which manufacturer do you think is benefitting? Nobody makes cluster bombs in the US by the way.
Also, these cluster bombs mostly kill civilians? Would love to see proof of that.
Who pays you to post disinformation, the CCP or Kremlin?
The US, Russia, and Ukraine have not signed any bans on cluster munitions. Russia, is already using cluster munitions AND mines IN Ukraine.
If you're worried about civilian casualties, you SHOULD be worried about the MILLIONS of mines and cluster munitions Russia is already using IN Ukraine. Ukraine is more than well within their right, to use cluster munitions.
Additionally, Ukraine has NOT used their stockpile of cluster munitions, out of respect for this western ignorance that could be used by Russia against them. Like they're currently trying to do.
That isnt for cluster munitions good. Its extreme whataboutism.
Absolutely gross comment promoting more harm.
And the United States called it a war crime when Russia started doing so. Pure hypocrisy.
Do you mean they haven't used all of their stockpile? If that's the case, why are they asking for more?
We know they've used some, so combine the fact that they've used some, with the fact that they're asking for more, and how can you conclude anything other than that they've used (most of if not all of) their stockpile?
Would you support sending tactical nuclear weapons to Ukraine?
On July 7th, Biden said the US was running low on ammunition. Since they don't really care about civilian casualties, tapping into the cluster bomb stockpile was a no-brainer.
Pretty sad.