State Dept. Halts Global Mine-Clearing Programs

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  1. >It is unclear whether Mr. Rubio or the president understands that the presence of unexploded munitions threatens the lives of Americans as well, given that U.S. troops are often killed or wounded by hazardous battlefield munitions such as dud submunitions from cluster weapons. Such ordnance killed as many U.S. military ground troops during the 1991 Persian Gulf War as were lost to enemy fire.

    NYT getting a little catty here.

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