Opinion Today: Biden’s difficult, misguided call on cluster bombs for Ukraine

The editorial board on how the weapons will endanger civilians without being decisive in the war. 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That decision — one of many that Mr. Biden has faced since Russia invaded Ukraine and America promised its steadfast support — deserves scrutiny, by the American public and by an independent press. My colleagues in the newsroom reported on Mr. Biden’s [careful consideration of the decision itself](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8wNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi11a3JhaW5lLWNsdXN0ZXItYm9tYnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzIyNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg5ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSlIkWtZKy_oZNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), on the [condemnation by some Democrats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JpZGVuLWNsdXN0ZXItbXVuaXRpb25zLXVrcmFpbmUtZGVtb2NyYXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTcyMjYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM4OTg4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpSJFrWSsv6GTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in Congress, on [the reaction by U.S. allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2NsdXN0ZXItbXVuaXRpb25zLWFyZS1hLXF1ZXN0aW9uLWZvci1pbmRpdmlkdWFsLWNvdW50cmllcy1uYXRvcy1zZWNyZXRhcnktZ2VuZXJhbC1zYXlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTcyMjYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM4OTg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpSJFrWSsv6GTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and on [evidence that complicates the Pentagon’s assurances](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8wNy91cy9jbHVzdGVyLXdlYXBvbnMtZHVkcy11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTcyMjYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM4OTg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkpSJFrWSsv6GTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that the failure rate of the weapons being sent is less than 2.35 percent. (The “dud rate” is what makes cluster weapons so dangerous to civilians; unexploded grenades can remain hidden on the ground for decades.) The editorial board also has a role to play. Drawing on the experience of several of our members in covering foreign policy and conflicts around the world, [we wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xMC9vcGluaW9uL2NsdXN0ZXItbXVuaXRpb25zLXVrcmFpbmUtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzIyNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg5ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSlIkWtZKy_oZNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), “The rain of bomblets may give Ukraine a military advantage in the short term, but it would not be decisive, and it would not outweigh the damage in suffering to civilians in Ukraine, now and likely for generations to come.” That position draws not only on reporting about this war, but also on the editorial board’s years of analyzing the debate around cluster munitions and arms control policies; in 2008, for example, the [board criticized the Bush administration](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAwOC8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uLzAxc3VuMS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk3MjI2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzODk4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKUiRa1krL-hk1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for its opposition to a treaty to eliminate stockpiles of cluster munitions. Whatever your view on this particular issue — or your view of the war in Ukraine as a whole — I hope that you will read and consider our editorial. Ukraine deserves the support of the American people, and that support is made stronger when it is fully informed. [Read the editorial here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmj8oiP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8xMC9vcGluaW9uL2NsdXN0ZXItbXVuaXRpb25zLXVrcmFpbmUtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NzIyNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg5ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSlIkWtZKy_oZNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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