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2008-02-13 International-UN-NGOs

UNSC warns of firmer action on child soldiers

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Posted by 2008-02-13 00:30|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 UNSC warns of firmer action on child soldiers

I'm sure UN members are already firming at the prospect.

Posted by phil_b 2008-02-13 06:26|| 2008-02-13 06:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Oooh, the UN is threatening "firmer action." I bet the Congolese are quaking in their boots.
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Posted by Mike 2008-02-13 12:37|| 2008-02-13 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't fool yourself, child soldiers means America because we allow soldiers one year below the Un's established minimum. I don't know if that's 18 or 17 or what but I believe that is where this is aimed.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-13 14:09|| 2008-02-13 14:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep you are rj, this is a nose under the tent. It's the 17 age limit [with the consent of one parent]. The little thing there called Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution grants Congress that authority which it has used since the beginning of the republic to identify the federal militia as starting at age 17. The intent was 12 and 13 year olds et al, but the UNacrats have used it to stick the US as usual. Nothing of course about using kiddies or down syndrome inflicted applies to the barbarians of the world.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-13 15:43|| 2008-02-13 15:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm sure there is some difference between 17 year olds enlisting in their national army and pre-pubescent children being press-ganged into an irregular guerrilla force. Give me a minute to think and I'll come up with it.

Posted by SteveS 2008-02-13 19:16|| 2008-02-13 19:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree there is a difference but I believe (a) those using child soldiers tend to be rebels and governments that don't care what the UN says so nothing can get done (b) the UN likes to bash the USA and our 17 year old soldiers gives them an opening.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-13 21:05|| 2008-02-13 21:05|| Front Page Top

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