At least 26 million cluster bombs were dropped on Cambodia by the United States during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 70s.
And decades after the bombs stopped falling, millions of undetonated bombs lying in fields across the country continue to maim thousands of people who are unfortunate enough to step on them.
However, the Cambodian government has yet to agree to a global treaty on cluster munitions, which came into force on Monday.
The convention mandates signatory countries to find and clear their land of all the bomblets.
Al Jazeera Stephanie Scawen reports from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, on why the government has not signed the treaty to clear their land of the mines.
And decades after the bombs stopped falling, millions of undetonated bombs lying in fields across the country continue to maim thousands of people who are unfortunate enough to step on them.
However, the Cambodian government has yet to agree to a global treaty on cluster munitions, which came into force on Monday.
The convention mandates signatory countries to find and clear their land of all the bomblets.
Al Jazeera Stephanie Scawen reports from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, on why the government has not signed the treaty to clear their land of the mines.
7 comments:
Please USA, you bombed Cambodia, you burned Cambodia, you dropped Cambodians, now, stop to burn Cambodians again, that was not enough ?
Yes, because your former king thought that the Viet would give him lots of pussies, consequently, he allowed the VC used the Cambodia's soil to launch attack against the US. You have no one to blame--but your playboy former king.
12:21 AM, American dog, how many Vietcong came to attack Americans in USA and how many Americans were sent to kill Yuons ?
Use your brain, even Americans admit that was wrong.
Fucking American and all the blood money in their hands!!
American should shut up their fucken pie hole! cambodia will not ban from use cluster bombs, we need this type of bombs to protects ourself from greedy neighbors and invader and instigater..like US for example! stop messing up my country...No More!!!! you(US)had fucked everything up in cambodia from day one!! cambodia will keep this kind of BOMBs to defend ourself....period!! get lost and fuck you!! ban your fucken own shit!!
We had, in the past, tried everything in our power to bring Cambodia to a civilized country like its neighbors, but its leaders were demn pompous and stupid, and now the country is point its finger at the US. Remember that the US had saved thousands and thousands of Cambodian refugees from starvation, and eventually settled in this great country--us, of course.
Fuck US! they fucked everything up in South Est Asia, Fuck US and Fuck Thailand too..! we will not fooled by your stupidity policy again fucker!!!!!
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