Immediately after I wrote my last post, yesterday's Globe announced that the White House had issued a statement that the previous day's statement regarding land mines was in error. The administration hasn't decided yet regarding signing on to the International Land Mine Treaty. Add another thin layer to my string of hope for Obama.
Today's Globe features an article about a golf course in the DMZ between North and South Korea which was created to alleviate the boredom of the American troops stationed there. The troop contingent is down to 50, and needless to say, there is no night (or day) life there. Here's the kicker to the golf course, along the left-hand side is the heavily mined North Korean border. No one retrieves balls from the "rough." According to the news article, an errant shot can set off an explosion in the minefield. Oh yeah, let's sanction more minefields and more "fun" golf courses for our troops. Enough said.
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