The US is moving closer to sending widely-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine as the Biden administration is pushing Congress to put aside concerns about the harm the munitions cause to civilians, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
The report said senior Biden administration officials have recently contacted Congress to make the case that cluster munitions are needed on the battlefield in Ukraine. Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer contacted members of Congress to gauge how they felt about sending the bombs.
US officials told the Post that the White House was previously opposed to sending cluster bombs to Ukraine but is now reviewing the position. The State Department was also opposed to the idea, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken has withdrawn his objection.
Last week, a Pentagon official told Congress that Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM), a cluster munition with several variants, including a 155mm artillery round, would be useful for Ukraine on the battlefield.
“Our military analysts have confirmed that DPICMs would be useful, especially against dug-in Russian positions on the battlefield,” Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, told the House Armed Services Committee.
Cluster bombs scatter small submunitions over large areas, making them especially hazardous to civilians who can find them years after they were dropped. Cluster munitions and other unexploded American bombs have killed and maimed civilians in Vietnam and Laos for decades after the Vietnam War.
Because of their indiscriminate nature, cluster munitions have been banned by more than 100 nations. The US, Ukraine, and Russia are not parties to the treaty, known as the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Both sides in the current conflict in Ukraine have reportedly used cluster bombs, and Kyiv was using them against populated areas of Donestk in the Donbas war going back to 2014.
The US Government finds endless ways to escalate it’s own depravity.
Well it will sure help the Russians in their own propaganda campaign if we do, huh.
maybe send them some Love Guns instead
https://youtu.be/fR-4nMwS0Zw
The question should be asked is whether the criminal regime in wash dc has any regard for civilian casualties by this clusterfk decision.
The answer is no, look at record in all of the recent war crimes: libya, syria, iraq, afghan.
The criminal regime will continue to carry out war crimes where ever in the world: ukraine is no exception.
The US on cares about civilian casualties when the Russians kill them, otherwise it’s just collateral damage. Move along, nothing to see here.
Lol, they don’t care about civilian casualties, only to blame them on Russia. After all any country that would blow up their own pipeline, fire missiles at the NPP they’re occupying, and bomb their own damn flooding their defensive lines, of course they’re responsible for all the civilian casualties in Ukraine.
Based on the data – they’ve killed at least 4.5M, displacing millions more, since 9/11 – I suggest the answer “No!” is well supported.
For Ukranians to die. Proving that tge objective is to have fewer Ukrainians, Russians and if need be Poles.
Wow.
US Close to Providing Ukraine With Widely Banned Cluster Bombs
right, because even though they are banned, the US probably has a surplus of them
The Biden administration is asking Congress to put aside concerns about the harm cluster munitions cause to civilians
because they are just Ukrainians and after all, they are way over there
The US, Ukraine, and Russia are not parties to the treaty, known as the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Both sides in the current conflict in Ukraine have reportedly used cluster bombs, and Kyiv was using them against populated areas of Donetsk in the Donbas war going back to 2014.
and yet Kiev wants Donetsk back under their control
“winning the hearts and minds! (of peoples that we openly despise)”
The U.S is and has been the biggest impediment to peace. And let’s get past the ‘we all want to end the war’ nonsense. That is B.S. as many in power profit from the war and as their spawn won’t die in the war, keep the war going, and the money flowing.
Great. Perhaps Ukrainians can now play by the same Russian rules. Give them some white phosphorus as well.
Here’s Russia using white phosphorus in Bakhmut as many times as they have used cluster munitions.
https://youtu.be/Nh5m0uEkItw
It looked like Israel bombing the Palestinians.Of course, with the Russian audio in the background, it sets the narrative straight
This is Bakhmut and there are plenty of videos about it
Your boy Prigozhin even talks about it.
But it’s ok, it’s easier to call you stupid.
A bot that hides behind a “Don Julio” mask. How innovative! Has no argument but labels typical of a bot. Perhaps you should get an infusion of AI (artificial intelligence) like ChatGBT
DC’s Prince/Princesses of War look into their mirrors, “Mirror, Mirror, who’s the world’s strongest and most powerful of all?” he/she/they ask. And the Mirror replies “The Russia-China military alliance.” A quick backward pull of the royal arm sends the Armagnac-graced snifter crashing into and shattering the mirror.
“Rodney! (Matilda/Gender Neutral),” our royal loudly growls “replace this mirror!” “But sir (gender appropriate)”that was a one-of-kind antique” “Don’t bother me with details, Rodney (Matilda/Gender Neutral)! Get me another exactly the same – this time, damn it, Make Sure it’s not from Russia or China!” “Sir (Gender Appropriate),” Rodney (Matilda/Gender Neutral) bows backing out of the room.
Reaching for the Armagnac, “F’ing impudent half-breed fascist/racist/homophobes. Don’t they know who rules this world??” our annoyed royal mutters under their breath, “We should nuke ’em all!”