Innocent children think they are picking up a play toy in the field and suddenly their arm is blown off. I believe we need to take a look at our policies and adjust them. Specifically. our amendment would prevent any funds from being spent to purchase. use. or transfer cluster munitions until the rules of engagement have been adopted by the Department of Defense to ensure that such munitions will not be used in or near any concentration of civilians. be It permanent or temporary. such as inhabited parts of cities or villages or in camps or columns of refugees or evacuees. Every year. hundreds of civilians are killed and many more are injured due to unexploded cluster bombs. From the fields of Vietnam.
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