Comment such a short memory (Score 1) 290
Remember the 'Cold War' the US and allies 'won' way back in the 20th century? The massive defense mobilization (our parents and grandparents) built the stockpiles of mines. So it is possible to maintain an inventory while no longer importing or building.
As a side note... As an Army Combat Engineer, most of the live mines we trained with and detonated were 1940s and 1950s vintage.
Geneva conventions demand that all buried mines are tracked and mapped. Could it be that the countries that have so many mines do not believe or adhere to Geneva conventions? How useful is any ban by a 'civilized' group of nations then?
It is interesting that nations that have never won a modern war (and those induhviduals that do not understand how or why wars are won) want to ban the tools. And then, when we are at war, this same group wonders why it takes so long to win.
As a side note... As an Army Combat Engineer, most of the live mines we trained with and detonated were 1940s and 1950s vintage.
Geneva conventions demand that all buried mines are tracked and mapped. Could it be that the countries that have so many mines do not believe or adhere to Geneva conventions? How useful is any ban by a 'civilized' group of nations then?
It is interesting that nations that have never won a modern war (and those induhviduals that do not understand how or why wars are won) want to ban the tools. And then, when we are at war, this same group wonders why it takes so long to win.
