sending of cluster bombs to Ukraine by the USAreleased this Friday, was met with pushback from pro-government Democrats and praise from Republicans, who see sending weapons as the fastest way to defeat Russia.
“They have cluster bombs potentially harming civilians years after the end of the conflict,” Democratic congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, a representative of Pennsylvania, pointed out on Twitter, opposing the idea that it is necessary to use the same weapons that Russia is reaching for.
History remembers both the winner of the war and the way it was fought, said the member House of Representativesco-chairman of the bipartisan Mine Action Caucus, believes that a Ukrainian victory cannot come “at the expense” of American values.
The decision to send this type of weapon, which NOW does not see as a final solution, it was confirmed this Friday and according to the Pentagon will serve to ensure the supply of artillery throughout the coalition that supports Ukraine.
“I remain with my strong support for help Ukraine will face Russia’s brutal aggression, but cluster bombs won’t help. I’m asking (President Joe) Biden to listen to our NATO allies like the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain who oppose shipping,” added Democrat Jim McGovern on Twitter.
For equally progressive Sara Jacobs, representative of CaliforniaCambodia and Vietnam have already seen these bombs injure civilians in the post-war period and everything possible should be done to avoid “suffering, maiming and death”.
The cluster bombs they disperse large quantities of explosive submunitions, some of which fail to explode and end up buried in the ground, where they can injure civilians long after the war is over.
Just on Thursday, Democratic representative Ilhan Omar presented an amendment to National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, which is an acronym in English) to ban the sale of this type of weapon, recalling that 123 countries, including Ukraine, have ratified the convention that vetoes their use.
Own Biden He admitted this Friday in an interview with CNN that the decision was “difficult” but necessary because “the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition.”
Republicans welcomed the move. “The sooner Ukraine expels Russian troops, the sooner civilians will be safe. Sending Ukraine the weapons it needs is the fastest way to end the war,” he said in Twitter Republican Senator Tom Cotton.
Also conservative Michael McCaulchairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, pointed out that the American executive cannot stop there.
“Critically, it also deploys ATACMS (missiles), which have a range similar to the Storm Shadow cruise missiles that United Kingdom has already ordered and they must accelerate delivery of the F-16 (fighters), he said in a statement he signed with his colleagues Roger Wicker and Jim Risch.
Source: Panama America
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