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muriel_volestrangler

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7. So much for "White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia"

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 03:44 AM

Jun 2016

It got them a nice headline in Foreign Policy and Mother Jones a few weeks ago, but now, it's "the Department of Defense strongly opposes this amendment", and the Obama administration's "block" disappears in a puff of smoke and civilian bodyparts. The Military Industrial Complex asserts its control again.

That's a shameful act by Obama.

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Worried About “Stigmatizing” Cluster Bombs, House Approves More Sales to Saudi Arabia [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

These are the Democrats who joined the no vote Scootaloo Jun 2016 #1

Fattah's busy working on his criminal defense MH1 Jun 2016 #11

Cowardly motherfuckers gratuitous Jun 2016 #2

It's very dispiriting. cali Jun 2016 #3

kick for an actual issue worthy of discussion cali Jun 2016 #4

And a nice campaign contribution CanonRay Jun 2016 #5

Cluster bombs should be taken out of our arsenal... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #6

So much for "White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #7

Hillary Clinton stands with Obama on this. Shameful Arazi Jun 2016 #8

it's disappointing as hell. I hate those motherfucking things cali Jun 2016 #9

kick- con brio cali Jun 2016 #10