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PortraitOfSanity · 06-13-2008, 05:13 AM

Also, your statement "You have to love the fact that in 80% of all historical conflicts where these WMD's were used, they were used by the US". Here's a list of countries where civilian deaths occur to unexploded cluster bomb ordnance, taken off Wikipedia (I couldn't find a quick list on a more reliable website)

* Afghanistan * Albania * Bosnia & Herzegovina* Cambodia* Chad* Croatia
* Eritrea* Ethiopia* Iraq* Israel* Kuwait* Laos* Lebanon* Montenegro
* Pakistan* Russia (Chechnya)* Saudi Arabia* Serbia (including Kosovo)
* Sierra Leone* Sudan* Syria* Tajikistan* Vietnam
* Western Sahara
The only countries on this list where the U.S was engaged are Afghanistan (and Afghanistan on this list refers to bombs used by the Russians in the 80's, but we'll count Afghanistan anyway, for argument), Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait and Vietnam. That's hardly 80%.

Again, I'm not arguing against this ban, quite the opposite. Just please get your facts straight before you go off on a rant.

06-13-2008, 05:13 AM	#11
PortraitOfSanity Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 2,670	Also, your statement "You have to love the fact that in 80% of all historical conflicts where these WMD's were used, they were used by the US". Here's a list of countries where civilian deaths occur to unexploded cluster bomb ordnance, taken off Wikipedia (I couldn't find a quick list on a more reliable website) * Afghanistan * Albania * Bosnia & Herzegovina* Cambodia* Chad* Croatia * Eritrea* Ethiopia* Iraq* Israel* Kuwait* Laos* Lebanon* Montenegro * Pakistan* Russia (Chechnya)* Saudi Arabia* Serbia (including Kosovo) * Sierra Leone* Sudan* Syria* Tajikistan* Vietnam * Western Sahara The only countries on this list where the U.S was engaged are Afghanistan (and Afghanistan on this list refers to bombs used by the Russians in the 80's, but we'll count Afghanistan anyway, for argument), Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait and Vietnam. That's hardly 80%. Again, I'm not arguing against this ban, quite the opposite. Just please get your facts straight before you go off on a rant.