80 million unexploded bombs: Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
VIENTIANE, Laos -- Declaring a "moral obligation" to heal the wounds of a secret war, President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged help to clear away the 80 million unexploded bombs the U.S. dropped on Laos a generation ago -- more than 10 for every one of the country's 7 million people.
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