The ICBL, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, began work in 1992 to ban lethal landmines around the world. In their "About Us" page, they have a list of arguments for banning landmines. One of their biggest arguments is that landmines are ineffective. They challenge their visitors to ask their government about how effective landmines are and they claim that the governments will not be able to prove how effective they are. Also, landmines are extremely dangerous, especially towards children. They will have months of recovering and the United States gives just about $4,000 to help the children when their medical care could take hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I agree with the ICBL. Landmines should not be placed in any areas where they could harm any civilian. It is not worth the money and all of the death's and injuries.
ReplyDeleteI agree completly. Landmines are very dangerous and I think they should be taken out of order. They kill to many people and injure more. I'm happy people are starting to do something about it.
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