US Impedes talks at Dublin without Even Going to Dublin

We are here to ban cluster munitions,

not to create loopholes that would make
it easier for the United States to use them.

--Steve Goose, director of the Arms division
at Human Rights Watch

International talks to ban cluster munitions began in February of last year. Delegates are currently meeting in Dublin for final negotiations on a treat which would ban clusters outright. But the United States is fomenting doubt about the treaty, raising the specter of unjust charges from the international community. The United States is also arguing that a ban on clusters would somehow impede humanitarian efforts. Read more.