In 2006 Hillary Clinton voted AGAINST a ban on cluster bombs in civilian areas.

[Bread and Circus]

Poll question: In 2006 Hillary Clinton voted AGAINST a ban on cluster bombs in civilian areas.

Senator Obama voted FOR a ban on Cluster bombs in civilian areas.

Unexploded cluster bombs are picked up by small children thinking they might be toys (because they are round and shiny) and result in thousands of cases of life and limb.

Knowing that, which statement below best describes your position?

[hedgehog]

1. Cluster bombs - the gift that keeps on gifting. Think of them as

land mines spread from the air.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. I support a ban on cluster bombs. I support neither candidate.

[Bread and Circus]

4. That's fair. Let me see if I can add those choices. Edit - done.

[Kittycat]

3. You have GOT to be kidding me?

Who in their sane mind would vote in favor of cluster bombs?

[Bread and Circus]

5. Hillary Clinton for one.

[polpilot]

18. Maybe she received a donation from the Cluster Bombs

manufacturing lobby??

[BattyDem]

6. I was wondering about that, too.

:wtf:

[Bread and Circus]

17. That's why I can hardly believe it when I read it.

Clinton has a great record on children. It boggles my mind.

[usregimechange]

7. Source? Link? Bill number?

[Fresh_Start]

9. this is post Lebanon-Israel war in 2006

Hezbollah launched rockets at Israeli forces from within civilian areas in Lebanon. Israel retaliated against the site of the rockets launched at them.

[usregimechange]

10. Is that the name of the bill or are you giving me the geopolitical context and time frame?

I thought if it was a vote and the OP didn't just make it up, there would be a bill number.

[Fresh_Start]

12. geo political context

the bill was Septemberish 2006 if you are searching the Congressional record

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. 4 million cluster bombs - 1 million of which failed to detonate on impact

That's according to Israel's own internal investigation. Over 1,000 civilians died in the war in Lebanon, and another 26 died upon returning to their villages and setting off the things by accident.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cluster1feb01,1,6705689.story

[Bread and Circus]

11. link inside....... Senate Amendment No. 4882

http://mediabloodhound.typepad.com/weblog/2008/02/hillary-vs-obam.html
February 05, 2008
Special Report:
Clinton vs. Obama on the Cluster Bomb Vote
(updated below - includes full text of Senate Amendment No. 4882)

" the single greatest risk civilians face with regard to a current weapon that is in use." -Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch

David Rees, the man behind the hilarious and trenchant Get Your War On, reminded me yesterday of another especially egregious - yet much less known - vote cast by Senator Hillary Clinton, which no one in the mainstream media is talking about:

But in the autumn of 2006, there was a chance to take a step in the right direction: Senate Amendment No. 4882, an amendment to a Pentagon appropriations bill that would have banned the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas.

Senator Obama of Illinois voted IN FAVOR of the ban.

Senator Clinton of New York voted AGAINST the ban.

Analysts say Clinton did not want to risk appearing "soft on terror," as it would have harmed her electibility.

[Mojambo]

8. I'm getting an error when I vote. I support neither candidate and am FOR a ban. n/t

[Bread and Circus]

13. I fixed it, now you can vote "other"

[bigtree]

14. spam

[Bread and Circus]

16. B.S. I posted one article on this and a separate poll.

I posted a third article that is extensive on Clinton's foreign policy record which is surprising as it is disturbing.

My source articles are sound. My exposition is fair. There's no spam about it.

If you can defend her positions go ahead.

I noticed no Clinton supporters actually want to vote in the poll. I assume they are ashamed.

[IndianaGreen]

19. Hillary's opposition to banning cluster bombs and mines is not unique to her

Israel is the biggest user of cluster bombs on civilian areas, far more than the US in Iraq. The US is the biggest opponent to banning land mines largely because we have planted so many in the Korean peninsula.

Hillary's opposition to banning cluster bombs and mines is not unique to her. How many Democrats repeat what the Israeli rightwing spouts? How come so few of them even acknowledge that there is such a thing as an Israeli peace movement?

[Bread and Circus]

20. No, it's not. But this is one time where both candidates were put to a test.

I think Obama made the better choice, the more humane choice.