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Wow, this is something considering which administration we’re talking about:

U.S. won’t join landmine ban, administration decides
From Charley Keyes, CNN Senior Producer
November 24, 2009 6:05 p.m. EST

Washington (CNN) — The United States won’t join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.

“This administration undertook a policy review and we decided our landmine policy remains in effect,” Kelly said in response to a question. “We made our policy review and we determined that we would not be able to meet our national defense needs nor our security commitments to our friends and allies if we sign this convention.”

Opponents of the U.S. landmine policy said they were surprised.

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