Landmines claim thousands of casualties every year and inhibit socio-economic development in countries recovering from conflict. As Commander in Chief, President Obama has an opportunity to get US landmine policy back on the right track by acceding to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, an international agreement that 156 governments have joined.
The US participated in the “Ottawa Process” that created this international treaty, but the Clinton administration decided at the last moment against signing and instead set 2006 as the objective for the US to join. In February 2004, the Bush administration reversed course and announced that it did not ever intend to join the Mine Ban Treaty.
The United States is already compliant with the key provisions of the Mine Ban Treaty. It has not used antipersonnel mines since 1991, has had an export ban in place since 1992, and has not produced since 1997. The US is already the world’s largest contributor to global mine clearance and victim assistance programs. Acceding to the treaty would reinforce President Obama’s stated commitment to international humanitarian law, protection of civilians, arms control and disarmament, and multilateralism.
Tell President Obama that you support the landmine ban and want to see the United States join the Mine Ban Treaty without delay.
It is important that we the United States get president Obama to sign this Mine Ban Treaty. There are too many innocent people getting hurt from them. Most of these mine have been laid down in the ground since past time wars. It is really important that we end landmines. Here is a letter to be written to the president of the United States
Dear President Obama,
I am writing to urge the United States to join the 1997 treaty banning antipersonnel landmines.
As Commander in Chief, you have an opportunity to get US landmine policy back on the right track by joining the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. The US participated in the “Ottawa Process” that created this international treaty, but the Clinton administration decided at the last moment against signing and instead set 2006 as the objective for the US to join. In February 2004, the Bush administration reversed course and announced that it did not ever intend to join the Mine Ban Treaty.
The United States is already compliant with the key provisions of the Mine Ban Treaty. It has not used antipersonnel mines since 1991, has had an export ban in place since 1992, and has not produced since 1997. The US is already the world’s largest contributor to global mine clearance and victim assistance programs. Acceding to the treaty and joining the 156 countries that have already banned these inhumane weapons would reinforce your stated commitment to international humanitarian law, protection of civilians, arms control and disarmament, and multilateralism.
To prevent further civilian casualties, it is crucial that the US join the Mine Ban Treaty without delay.
Sincerely ( Your name)
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