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Ban the bomb that children love to play with

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President Obama:

As citizens of the world we call on you to reverse the regressive Bush era refusal to join the land mine treaty. Please announce a plan for joining, starting with the destruction of the US landmine stockpile. 
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Ban the bomb that children love to play with
Landmines are used as toys by toddlers. With a stroke of a pen, President Obama could destroy a massive 10 million of these child killers and help get other countries to follow suit -- but he’ll only act if he thinks it’s urgent.

President Obama is about to decide whether to join the 161 countries, including every other member of Nato, who have vowed never to use landmines. With a single executive order he can reverse Bush’s warmongering decision to keep these vicious bombs the U.S. hasn’t used for over 20 years. Obama knows it makes sense -- he’s already prohibited the use of the worst of these weapons.

70% of those killed and injured by mines are civilians -- a third of all victims are children. But lots of decisions cross Obama’s desk. Let’s make sure he prioritises banning the bomb kids love to play with -- sign and share now.

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