From whitehouse.gov:
Senator Barack Obama voted for that bill.
But even though Yemen, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya all use child soldiers, President Obama has just authorized his administration to send them military aid anyway.
This is the third year in a row Obama has done this.
But hey, Romney might not give us free birth control.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Determination with Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) (title IV, Public Law 110-457), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to Libya, South Sudan, and Yemen; and further determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive in part the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to allow for continued provision of International Military Education and Training funds and nonlethal Excess Defense Articles, and the issuance of licenses for direct commercial sales of U.S. origin defense articles; and I hereby waive such provisions accordingly.
BARACK OBAMA
Translation: In 2008, Congress passed a law banning the U.S. from sending military aid to countries that use child soldiers. It was actually necessary for them to do that. Chew on that for a second.
Senator Barack Obama voted for that bill.
But even though Yemen, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya all use child soldiers, President Obama has just authorized his administration to send them military aid anyway.
This is the third year in a row Obama has done this.
But hey, Romney might not give us free birth control.
"When a little boy is kidnapped, turned into a child soldier, forced to kill or be killed - that's slavery. It is barbaric, and it is evil, and it has no place in a civilized world."
- President Barak Obama, September 2012
