the unexploded bomblets are the problem with cluster bombs and make them unethical. Here's my reasoning and I guess why most countries agree:

"can be set off by civilians long after the bombs drop"

experience has shown us that they will be set off by civilians in the long run, what makes it even more tragically is that we see that a large percentage of the victims are children

I applaud the Western countries who go in after the conflicts and clean up these bomblets, but they require specialised teams and it takes years to clean them up and by then more innocent victims will have fallen, same problem with landmines. And let's be honest, how big is the chance do you think that Israel will clean them up? 0%?

by callisto on 01/05/2009 06:16:30 PM EST

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