Cluster bombs should never be deployed. They violate any humane standards of war.
Ilhan Omar
 @IlhanMN
12 Jul 2023
Cluster munitions are illegal under international law. They scatter multiple (often unexploded) bombs over a wide area. Innocent people are still being killed by them in Vietnam 50 years after the war. This is why I am coleading an amendment with @SaraJacobsCA to block their sale.

Jul 12, 2023 · 8:43 AM UTC

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I agreed but someone needs to tell Russia. I’m sorry but it’s war and Ukraine didn’t start this.
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Tell that to Russia.
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Yes, but when we, the US, keep making promises not to give X, but then months later do it (tanks, patriot batteries, F-16s, etc.), then it becomes really hard to say no. We need to think ahead, not react after the fact.
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Tell her!!!
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"chemical warfare" is against the geneva convention but US cops use it on our own citizens daily
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But you support sending weapons to Nazis
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Agreed... and the Russians are again warning of their potential escalation... and just as they signaled and warned 18 mnths ago... the U.S is choosing to disregard and ignore
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duh! Fuck the stock market politician insiders
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cluster bombs are bad if they're used in a foreign nation as it has long term impact far after the war there's absolutely no ethical problem using it in one's own country, ukraine weighed the risk of them and determined their use saves more ukrainians than it hurts down the road
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War is okay as long as it’s “humane” - got it.
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