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Thursday, August 9, 2012

U.S. gives military aid to nations with child soldiers - Washington Times

The following excerpts are from The Washington Times:
  • As the junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama co-sponsored a bill to restrict the U.S. government’s military support of countries that use children as soldiers. But President Obama has waived those very same sanctions in the name of “national interest,” bypassing the findings of a State Department report and allowing millions of dollars in military aid to flow to countries where children as young as 11 have been conscripted to fight — many of whom have died in one bloody conflict after another.
  • Mr. Obama’s actions have inflamed an army of critics, who say the waivers have put at-risk children in even greater danger.
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U.S. gives military aid to nations with child soldiers - Washington Times

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