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Send Horrible Cluster Bombs to Ukraine, This is America's Defense

Send Horrible Cluster Bombs to Ukraine, This is America's Defense The United States will finally actually deliver a new, terrible weapon to Ukraine, namely cluster bombs. Bombs with this controversial technology are banned by hundreds of countries because they are very dangerous for civilians.  "It took me a while to be convinced to do it," said President of the United States, Joe Biden, regarding the decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, as quoted by detikINET from the Associated Press.  He added that he had finally accepted the Defense Department's recommendation to provide the ammunition and had discussed it with allies and lawmakers. He said Ukraine was running out of ammunition and cluster bombs were a temporary solution to help stop the Russian tanks.  The move was met with mixed reactions from Congress, with some Democrats criticizing it while some Republicans supported it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Biden for a "timel