Summary
In the flood of news following John Kerry's sweep in Super Tuesday, many lesser but significant stories got lost. One such was President Bush's smart decision on dumb land mines. On Feb. 27, in a little-remarked statement, Mr. Bush restricted the use of anti- personnel land mines.
Consulting both security interests and humanitarian concerns, Mr. Bush drew upon the crucial distinction between smart and dumb land mines.See the full content of this document
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Savvy Land Mine Decision
His new approach was promptly rejected by those who insist on banning all land mines everywhere and for all time. The lofty simplicity of this all-or-nothing stance has attracted support from N...
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