So what's wrong with cluster bombs? They are capitalism's perfect weapon and embody all its characteristics. Totally inaccurate and unpredictable they can cause unpleasant and random damage to lots of people who don't even know they're there. And, even when you think its all safe, these deliciously evil bombs can continue destroying and maiming people long after they were first distributed and long after folk had forgotten all about them. They are, to put it mildly, mischievous and, as such, tremendous fun in that their total unpredictability has all the adventure and excitement of the gambling casino. So it isn't surprising that the great casinos known as the US and Saudi Arabia - such holy places too - want to retain the privilege of being able to inflict them on anybody they like - or dislike. And who can blame them? Chemical weapons, on the other hand, are not such fun and offer little in the way of titillating surprise. Limited in action, the only satisfaction to be gained from them is in viewing the films made of the victims of these weapons - many of whom appear to be children - as they suffer the agonies for example, of sarin gas.

Anyway, there's more money to be made from selling cluster bombs than chemical weapons. And that's all that counts isn't it?

Yours sincerely,

A. Free Marketeer.