The Government of Canada is hammering down on its stance against the use of cluster munitions following the U.S. decision to send the controversial weapon to Ukraine.
I understand the gravity of this consideration, and it's commendable to abide by our Convention obligations โ but at the same time it's pretty rich to be lecturing Ukraine on the immorality of using against the invader the same weapons which Russia has been using against their schools, hospitals and residential areas since literally the first day of the war.
I read this more as a condemnation of the US (as opposed to Ukraine) for enabling further use of an indiscriminate weapon that will have civilian consequences for decades to come. But alas, itโs what I expect from those warmongers to our south. ๐
Russia is not bound by that treaty, and have been using them since they invaded. As such, not supplying them to Ukraine gives russia an advantage, thus being against the US supplying them to Ukraine is de-facto a pro-russian stance.
Putin loves it when Ukraine's allies don't offer more support because of 'moral' issues. Russia has no morals, and so time and again they get the upper hand because they can do whatever the fuck they want.
Russia has been using cluster munitions since they invaded, so the point of the treaty is already moot. It would've been a better look to just not say anything. Not supplying them to the Ukraine only gives russia an advantage.
I thought they were illegal under international law. Looks like they aren't. Maybe I'm thinking of cluster mines. The benefit better outweigh the cost. That's a tricky equation.
I thought they were illegal under international law.
The article said that 100 countries have signed a treaty to ban them but the US is not one of those countries. This CBC article talks a bit about why countries have banned them. It's a bomb that sprays smaller bombs randomly over a large area. The main issue is these smaller bombs might not detonate on impact and will only explode later on once the war is long over with.
Canada, Europe, Japan, and most of Latin America and Africa are signatories, while almost the whole of the Middle East and Eurasia + Brazil, Russia, India, China are not.
I think they should be given whatever tools necessary to wipe out the savage barbarian hordes from their country. Ukraine can't afford to be squeamish, they have too much to lose. Annihilate these mother fuckers until every barbarian in Ukrainian territory is dead. The sooner the barbarians are eliminated, the sooner Ukraine can rebuild. The country is already inundated by mines and explosive munitions, thanks to the barbarian invaders who have been using much worse munitions against Ukraine with wild abandon. Quit tying their hands behind their backs and lets get this war won already!