From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Robert G Lewis wrote:
> "Monte Davis"  wrote in message
> news:rf3ae25m0n95mrcj4ubhvomgcn5pkvfnn0{at}4ax.com...
>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote:
>>
>>> Tossing one of the hand grenades into a crowd of
>>> known civilians would probably be considered a war crime as well ( or
>>> using
>>> a cluster bomb on a civilian target)
>> Yes to both, certainly. I was just pointing out that ball bearings in
>> a home-made munition are no different in intent or effect than the
>> casings of most shells and bombs.
>>
>> If cluster bombs are to be set apart in any way, IMO it's not because
>> their immediate effects are especially gruesome, but because any
>> unexploded submunitions stay around, and are in effect mines left
>> behind. That makes them weapons that *can't* be used
"legitimately,"
>> i.e. against  troops with every effort to avoid noncombatants.
>
> I'm not sure about the legitimately part, simply because any unexploded
> ordnance has the same potential. They do not appear to be illegal per se but
> may have the same effect as land mines ( as you point out)
>
> Personally I would be opposed to their use in mixed environments, on a
> purely military target such as a base etc I might not be. Fortunately I
> don't have to make those decisions.
>
>
Oh & BTW...

do a search of " CBU-89 Gator "

Were the Israelis to have used theirs then......very dodgy weapon.

Adam

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