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House Kills Rep. Gaetz’s Amendment to Ban Transfer of Cluster Bombs
Link: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/09/27/house-kills-gaetz-amendment-to-ban-transfer-of-cluster-bombs/
The amendment received support from 85 Republicans and 75 Democrats | The House on Wednesday night voted down an amendment to the Pentagon appropriations bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that would have banned the transfer of civilian-killing cluster bombs to other countries. The amendment failed in a vote of 160-269, with only 85 Republicans and 75 Democrats supporting the measure. ● Cluster bombs spread small submunitions, known as bomblets, over a large area. They are so hazardous to civilians because many of the submunitions do not explode on impact and can be found years or decades later, often by children. Due to their indiscriminate nature, cluster bombs are banned by over 100 countries. ● The vote on Gaetz’s amendment came after the Biden administration announced a weapons package for Ukraine that included the second tranche of cluster bombs in the form of 155mm artillery shells. The administration first shipped cluster bombs to Ukraine in July. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that without the widely-banned munitions, Ukraine would be “defenseless.”
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