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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 11:25 AM Jan 2020

Trump admin is bringing back the use of land mines, which are banned by more than 160 countries [View all]

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Vivian Salama
@vmsalama

The Trump admin is expected to loosen restrictions on the US military's ability to use landmines in the coming days, weapons that have been banned by more than 160 countries due to their history of killing & wounding civilians, multiple Defense Dept officials tell @rabrowne75

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Trump admin is bringing back the use of land mines, which are banned by more than 160 countries [View all] Mrs. Overall Jan 2020 OP

of course they are. give it time and they will bring back Mustard gas too. nt Javaman Jan 2020 #1

Land mines?!?? Are you ________ kidding me? underpants Jan 2020 #2

You made me think of Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux speech Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #6

I'd never seen that before underpants Jan 2020 #17

His best talkie, IMO Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #18

He would love to put them at the border with Mexico dalton99a Jan 2020 #3

That was my thinking. nt doc03 Jan 2020 #5

Good point. I was trying to think of WTF would they do this. Liberal In Texas Jan 2020 #8

On which side of the wall? n/t bluecollar2 Jan 2020 #25

CNN article - just 20 min ago gristy Jan 2020 #4

Oh fucking hell. Losing our humanity. Duppers Jan 2020 #23

A reversal of Obama policy... JDC Jan 2020 #27

That is f-d up. Omen78 Jan 2020 #7

we need bdamomma Jan 2020 #9

He'll likely request that the coronavirus be weaponized. Ilsa Jan 2020 #10

Princess Di fought hard to get them removed Roland99 Jan 2020 #11

Wow--I had completely forgotten about her efforts to end the use of land mines. Mrs. Overall Jan 2020 #13

Prince Harry has also continued raising awareness of this issue Tanuki Jan 2020 #16

The cruelty is the entire point of their existence Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #12

We never stopped using them hack89 Jan 2020 #14

Also Gitmo I think? Recursion Jan 2020 #20

Depends how dangerous your neighborhood is hack89 Jan 2020 #21

I understand the theory there Recursion Jan 2020 #22

Which borders in the US are crucial and warrant mines? LanternWaste Jan 2020 #28

South Korea according to President Obama hack89 Jan 2020 #29

International Campaign to Ban Land Mines Tanuki Jan 2020 #15

How soon will he put them on the Southern border? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #19

I want to spit on every Republican I know. Duppers Jan 2020 #24

I'd like to Ohiogal Jan 2020 #26