10-29-2010, 05:41
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U.S. Waiving Penalties for Use of Child Soldiers
I'm having a problem understanding why this is good??
Quote:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...est=latestnews
U.S. Waiving Penalties for Use of Child Soldiers
In a move criticized by human rights organizations, the Obama administration has decided to exempt Yemen and three other countries that use child soldiers from U.S. penalties under the 2008 Child Soldiers Prevention Act.
In a memorandum to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Barack Obama said he had determined that "it is in the national interest of the United States" to waive application of the law to Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Yemen. He instructed Clinton to submit the decision to the Congress with a written justification for the move.
Obama's memo, released by the White House on Monday, did not include the justification. Administration officials have said, however, that cutting off military aid to those four countries as required by the law would do more harm than good. And they have said that continuing close cooperation with them can be a more effective way of changing their practices.
Jo Becker, children's
rights director at Human Rights Watch, said Obama had supported the legislation when he was in the Senate.
"This is a groundbreaking law," she said. "This is the first year it has taken effect and he's undercutting it."
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