President Bush Thinks the Whole World Is Wrong

Written by: DFA Staff on May 29, 2008 11:43 AM EDT

Yesterday, over 100 countries agreed to ban cluster bombs.  The United States was not among this group.  From the Washington Post:

More than 100 countries reached agreement Wednesday to ban cluster bombs, controversial weapons that human rights groups deplore but that the United States, which did not join the ban, calls an integral, legitimate part of its arsenal.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose personal intervention Wednesday led to final agreement among representatives of 111 countries gathered in Dublin, called the ban a "big step forward to make the world a safer place."

In addition to the United States, Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan -- all of them major producers or users of the weapons -- did not sign the agreement or participate in the talks.

Danny
Communications Director

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