@TehBamski to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agoWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?message-square164arrow-up1489arrow-down152
arrow-up1437arrow-down1message-squareWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?@TehBamski to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agomessage-square164
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoSometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoCrimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 year agoYes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.
Sometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
Crimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
Yes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.