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1. a partial measure, and 15 years overdue, but a positive development nt

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:41 AM

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U.S. to no longer produce anti-personnel landmines [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 OP

a partial measure, and 15 years overdue, but a positive development nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #1

Good, but long overdue IronLionZion Jun 2014 #2

Same here Tetris_Iguana Jun 2014 #8

That would have been on my "things I'd like Obama to get done" list bhikkhu Jun 2014 #3

Good move. Now destroy the stockpile. mahannah Jun 2014 #4

shit. now dig up the ones in the ground. mopinko Jun 2014 #23

Now watch Republicans claim this will leave our bases wide open for attack. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #5

I've heard Republicans call for mining our borders.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #7

Rec! progressoid Jun 2014 #9

Glad to hear it! I've actually been working on a program.... Adrahil Jun 2014 #10

rats are clever bastards. mopinko Jun 2014 #24

Jeezzzzzz lsewpershad Jun 2014 #11

Does this mean that we'll be buying them from China instead? Orrex Jun 2014 #12

"... no longer produce or seek to acquire ..." (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #13

No, the Chinese do not make the premier mines Big_Mike Jun 2014 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #14

Wpmderfi;! K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #15

Only 'cause landmines are so '90's, we have drones now. joanbarnes Jun 2014 #16

"The United States has not produced landmines since 1997.." hack89 Jun 2014 #17

Who needs landmines? We have cluster bombs. Downwinder Jun 2014 #18

k&r Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #19

Great news dreamnightwind Jun 2014 #21

Long overdue LTG Jun 2014 #22

Kudos to the administration! grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #25

A step in the right direction. hedgehog Jun 2014 #26

I agree with your summary: It is about time!!!!! emsimon33 Jun 2014 #27

The Ottawa Treaty only bans antipersonnel landmines jmowreader Jun 2014 #30

Good question, I'm not sure davidpdx Jun 2014 #31

I've worked out of Guard Post Collier, which is on the DMZ jmowreader Jun 2014 #32

Good and well past time. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #29

Good move jamzrockz Jun 2014 #33