Let's bomb them... until they like us.

Senate rejects limits on cluster bombs

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday rejected a move by Democrats to stop the Pentagon from using cluster bombs near civilian targets and to cut off sales unless purchasers abide by the same rules.

On a 70-30 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment to a Pentagon budget bill to block use of the deadly munitions near populated areas. The vote came after the State Department announced last month that it is investigating whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.

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"For too long, innocent civilians, not enemy combatants, have suffered the majority of casualties from cluster munitions," (Sen.Patrick) Leahy (D-Vt.) said. "The recent experience in Lebanon is only the latest example of the appalling human toll of injury and death. Strict rules of engagement are long overdue."

But Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said, "The rules of engagement properly belong with the Department of Defense and the commander in chief."

Stevens argued that the amendment would restrict "the ability of our military to use these munitions to protect our people."

Ok, W. ( and his neo con echo chamber) have constantly used the "3,000 who died on 9-11" as an excuse for this war... That we must make sure it doesn't happen again. That the terrorists killed 3,000 Americans...

Which leads me to ask ALL 70 Senators who voted to keep cluster fucking Iraq and other countries... how many of their lives is worth an American??!!??
I say this because Iraq Body Count has the amount of Iraqis WE'VE killed at arround 40,000. That's over 13x the number of people who died Sept. 11, 2001. Oh... and our killing is still taking place, so expect that to be bigger next month.