2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton is a very smart person. She saw the support [View all]PufPuf23
(8,776 posts)Many members of the Democratic party would like to influence the Democratic party platform and the presumptive nominee to reflect on past actions and policies and find a new approach.
Hillary Clinton has shown herself to be an adaptable and evolving individual who pays attention to public opinion.
One would hope for two outcomes:
1) The reflection on the recent past regards foreign interventions would evolve to where less aggressive and violent methods would be indicated in a general sense.
2) In the case of child soldiers, waivers of the Child Soldier Protection Act would not be a tool used by Hillary Clinton as a Democratic POTUS.
Both these outcomes are on the agenda of anti-war liberals within the Democratic party.
If no one says anything, there is little reason for Hillary Clinton and other political leaders to stop waivers of the Child Soldier Protection Act.
Child Soldier Protection Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Soldiers_Protection_Act
The Child Soldier Prevention Act (CSPA) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President George W. Bush on 3 October 2008. The law criminalizes leading a military force which recruits child soldiers. The law's definition of child soldiers includes "any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces."
The law was also intended to prevent arms trade by the United States with suspected countries, although the president may waive this rule in the national interest. President Barack Obama most recently waived the application of this rule on 28 September 2013 to Chad, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Are you for continued waivers of the Child Soldier Prevention Act (CSPA)?
Where is a better place to voice this opinion than at DU?
How would you voice such an opinion?
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