Congress Okays Cluster Bombs in Iraqi Civilian Areas

Why not? We were going to send Israel more--or did they ship anyway--cluster bombs to use against the Lebanese. ...

ThinkProgress reports:

In a 30-70 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment by Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to ban defense spending “on the purchase or use of cluster munitions near civilian areas.” Cluster bombs are “the type of weapon responsible for the majority of civilian deaths in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.”